Raman

[rah-muhn]

noun

1. Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel Prize 1930.

Raman

1. Indian physicist who in 1928 demonstrated that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the light that is deflected changes in frequency. For the discovery of this effect, which is now named after him, Raman received the 1930 Nobel Prize for physics. He also conducted research in the physiology of vision.

Example Sentences

“Our office remains deeply committed to ensuring the safety of Runyon Canyon Park and the neighborhoods that surround it,” a spokesperson for Councilmember Nithya Raman said in a statement.

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Raman represents the community that includes Runyon Canyon Park.

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Yaroslavsky and Councilmember Nithya Raman cast the only opposing votes, saying the city is already under huge financial pressure, both at the local and the national levels.

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L.A. is already at risk of losing state and federal funding that support housing for the city’s neediest, Raman said.

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“What I fear is that we’re going to have a beautiful new Convention Center surrounded by far more homelessness than we have today, which will drive away tourists, which will prevent people from coming here and holding their events here,” Raman said.

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