Gabor

[ gah-bawr, guh-bawr ]
/ ˈgɑ bɔr, gəˈbɔr /

noun

Dennis,1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.

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British Dictionary definitions for gabor

Gabor
/ (ɡəˈbɔː) /

noun

Dennis. 1900–79, British electrical engineer, born in Hungary. He invented holography: Nobel prize for physics 1971
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Scientific definitions for gabor

Gabor
[ gä′bôr, gə-bôr′ ]
Dennis 1900-1979

Hungarian-born British physicist who invented the technique of holography in 1947.
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