Lomonosov
[ lom-uh-naw-sawf, -sof; Russian luh-muh-naw-suhf ]
/ ˌlɒm əˈnɔ sɔf, -sɒf; Russian lʌ mʌˈnɔ səf /
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noun
Mi·kha·il Va·si·le·vich [myi-khuh-yeel vuh-syee-lyi-vyich], /myɪ xʌˈyil vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/, 1711–65, Russian philosopher, poet, scientist, and grammarian.
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How to use Lomonosov in a sentence
In the 260 years since Lomonosov watched the planet’s transit, scientists have developed telescopes so sophisticated they can observe the transit of faint planets in systems thousands of light-years away.
These scientists spent decades pushing NASA to go back to Venus. Now they’re on a hot streak.|Corinne Iozzio|June 29, 2021|Popular-ScienceThe fundamental issue: the boundaries of the underwater Lomonosov Ridge.
We read of Lomonosov, by far the greatest Russian of his age, whose life was broken by political persecution.
Comrade Kropotkin|Victor Robinson