Meitner

American  

[mahyt-ner] / ˈmaɪt nər /

noun

1. Lise 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.

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Meitner British  

/ ˈmaitnər /

noun

1. Lise (ˈliːzə). 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist. With Hahn, she discovered protactinium (1918), and they demonstrated with F. Strassmann the fission of uranium

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Meitner Scientific  

/ mīt′nər /

1. Austrian-born Swedish physicist who contributed to the first theories of nuclear fission. Her contributions to the field of nuclear physics led to the development of the atomic bomb and nuclear energy.

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Example Sentences

Lise Meitner, the Austrian-born physicist, was a longtime collaborator of Otto Hahn, who won the Nobel Prize in 1946.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Although Meitner did finally escape Berlin, she left behind the work that had defined her life for nearly three decades: her work with chemist Otto Hahn.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2023

This would lead to a breakdown of Meitner and Hahn’s decades-long scientific collaboration.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2023

Katie Hafner: Both Meitner and Hahn worried that they wouldn't get sufficient individual credit for the discovery.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2023

Meitner took the pencil and paper and began working out the math.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin