Raman

American  

[rah-muhn] / ˈrɑ mən /

noun

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

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Raman Scientific  

/ rä′mən /

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.

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Example Sentences

“The infusion of investments mandated by the case played a part in the City reducing unsheltered homelessness for the first time after many years of increases,” Councilmember Nithya Raman wrote in a November post on her website shortly after the contempt proceeding began.

From Los Angeles Times

There are two main types of smoke alarm tech, says Raman Chagger, principal consultant at BRE, the Building Research Establishment.

From BBC

Raman described it as broad but shallow.

From BBC

Scientists have developed a compact Raman imaging system that can reliably tell cancerous tissue apart from normal tissue.

From Science Daily

Once these nanoparticles are applied to a sample or to the area being examined, the system reads their Raman signal and automatically highlights regions that are more likely to contain tumor tissue.

From Science Daily