Popov

/ paˈpɔf /

noun

1. PopovAlexander Stepanovich18591906MRussianSCIENCE: physicist Alexander Stepanovich (alɪkˈsand ^ər stɪˈpanəvitʃ). 1859–1906, Russian physicist, the first to use an aerial in experiments with radio waves
2. PopovOleg (Konstantinovich)1930MRussianTHEATRE: clown Oleg ( Konstantinovich ). born 1930, Russian clown, a member of the Moscow Circus

Example Sentences

Sure, he thought, and a man named Popov invented radio, and Yablochkov invented the electric light.

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One radio commentator, Lyuben Popov, has described the radio as a weapon for waging war on the air.

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