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THOMAS YOUNG

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• THOMAS YOUNG (noun)
The noun THOMAS YOUNG has 1 sense:

1. British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)

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• THOMAS YOUNG (noun)

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Meaning:

British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Thomas Young; Young

Instance hypernyms:

Egyptologist (an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology)

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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