Perrin

[ pe-ran ]

/ pɛˈrɛ̃ /

noun

Jean Bap·tiste

[zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/, 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.

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Examples from the Web for perrin

The inside of the ark which had been built under the direction of Mr. Noah and Mr. Perrin was not at all like that.
The Magic City|Edith Nesbit
There, he's leaning over—you can just catch the side of his face—he's Perrin.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys|Anthony Trollope
Perrin resigned from the partnership, which continued without him.
How Music Developed|W. J. Henderson
From this hour forth it is a duel between that Perrin and me.
White Lies|Charles Reade

The first opera-ballet, the "Pomona" of Perrin and Cambert, was produced in 1671.
The Dance (by An Antiquary)|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for perrin

Perrin

/ (French pɛrɛ̃) /

noun

Jean Baptiste (ʒɑ̃ batist). 1870–1942, French physicist. His researches on the distribution and diffusion of particles in colloids (1911) gave evidence for the physical reality of molecules, confirmed the explanation of Brownian movement in terms of kinetic theory, and determined the magnitude of the Avogadro constant. He also studied cathode rays: Nobel prize for physics 1926

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