Millikan

American  

[mil-i-kuhn] / ˈmɪl ɪ kən /

noun

1. Robert Andrews, 1868–1953, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1923.

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Millikan British  

/ ˈmɪlɪkən /

noun

1. Robert Andrews. 1868–1953, US physicist. He measured the charge of an electron (1910), verified Einstein's equation for the photoelectric effect (1916), and studied cosmic rays; Nobel prize for physics 1923

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Millikan Scientific  

/ mĭl′ĭ-kən /

1. American physicist who measured the electron charge and experimentally verified Einstein's equation describing the photoelectric effect. For this work he received the 1923 Nobel Prize for physics. Milllikan also proved the existence of (and coined the term for) cosmic rays.

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Example Sentences

Drilling delivered high gold grades, strong widths, and mineralized extensions, says analyst Mike Millikan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Quali Giran, Long Beach Millikan: From the very first game he has lived up to the hype of a freshman ready to contribute immediately.

From Los Angeles Times

Trailing most of the game with five transfer students still not declared eligible, top-ranked Sierra Canyon turned to point guard Jordan Askew to deliver a 67-65 win over Millikan on Wednesday night.

From Los Angeles Times

Other schools found to have ineligible players this season include Long Beach Millikan, Compton, Bellflower, Victor Valley and Orange Lutheran.

From Los Angeles Times

Bishop Montgomery and Long Beach Millikan have been among the schools where football athletes were declared ineligible for two years after providing false paperwork information.

From Los Angeles Times