Lonsdale

[ lŏnz′dāl′ ]

Dame Kathleen Yardley 1903-1971

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Irish physicist noted for using x-ray analysis to show that the carbon atoms in the benzene ring are arranged hexagonally and are in the same plane (1929).

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Words nearby Lonsdale

lonicera, Loniten, Lonk, Lonnie, Lönnrot, Lonsdale, Lonsdale Belt, Lons-le-Saunier, loo, looby, loof

How to use Lonsdale in a sentence

On the surface, Gordon Lonsdale was the director of several successful British companies.
Inside Spying's Famous Scandals|Stella Rimington|July 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The Cohens and Lonsdale all had active social lives and appeared to be immensely normal.
Inside Spying's Famous Scandals|Stella Rimington|July 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I had been at the Lonsdale ranch about three or four months when I received your letter asking me to return home.
A California Girl|Edward Eldridge
When I first went to work on the Lonsdale ranch, the boss put me to cutting oak wood.
A California Girl|Edward Eldridge

Fourteen of these chairs, with the sofa, are in this room; the other twelve were purchased by the Earl of Lonsdale.
A Walk from London to Fulham|Thomas Crofton Croker
The word Lune was anciently written Lone, and the hundred is still named Lonsdale.
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore|Charles Hardwick
Mr. Lonsdale adds, "I have seen fairies several times in the New Forest, but never so clearly as this."
The Coming of the Fairies|Arthur Conan Doyle