Moseley

[ mohz-lee ]

/ ˈmoʊz li /

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noun

Henry Gwyn Jeffreys

[gwin], /gwɪn/, 1887–1915, English physicist: pioneer in x-ray spectroscopy.

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How to use Moseley in a sentence

Charles E. Skoller was a relatively junior assistant district attorney assigned to both the Moseley and Mitchell trials.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was three in the afternoon, and a concerned neighbor named Raoul Cleary asked Moseley what he was doing.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moseley sent Milton to William Marshall, a.k.a. engraver to the stars.
A Picture Says It All Or Does It? Judging an Author by Their Photo|Jennifer Miller|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jonny Moseley has the distinction of having a run named in his honor off KT-22, though not all the regulars were happy about that.
Olympians Dish on Their Favorite Spots to Ski & Snowboard|The Daily Beast|October 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

(We'll leave Shirley Chisholm, Alan Keyes and Carol Moseley-Braun out of this).
Irrational Obama Exuberance|John Avlon|November 26, 2008|DAILY BEAST
All the envelopes were endorsed in Professor Moseley's handwriting; the first with the one word "Filled."
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
Clinton Paige, and myself, were in the lower chamber, and Moseley on the Senate side.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various
The segmental organs, the nervous system, the so-called fat bodies of Mr Moseley.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
It is not to be confused with the slime glands of Mr Moseley, which have their opening in the oral papill.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
He had let fall the pistol in his pain, and Moseley had the pleasure of picking up his own.
Denis Dent|Ernest W. Hornung

British Dictionary definitions for Moseley

Moseley

/ (ˈməʊzlɪ) /

noun

Henry Gwyn-Jeffreys. 1887–1915, English physicist. He showed that the wavelengths of X-rays emitted from the elements are related to their atomic numbers

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