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hooke

/hʊk/

Traduction: Nom propre se rapportant au savant anglais connu pour ses travaux sur l'élasticité, la théorie ondulatoire de la lumière, le mouvement des planètes et la découverte des cellules dans le liège.

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C1formalcommon/hʊk/

indénombrable · nom propre

A proper noun referring to an English scientist known for his work in elasticity, wave theory of light, planetary motion, and the discovery of cells in cork.

  • 🇫🇷Nom propre se rapportant au savant anglais connu pour ses travaux sur l'élasticité, la théorie ondulatoire de la lumière, le mouvement des planètes et la découverte des cellules dans le liège.
  1. English scientist C1 formal scientific

    An English scientist (1635-1703) who formulated Hooke's law of elasticity, proposed a wave theory of light, developed a theory of planetary motion, suggested the inverse square law of gravity, discovered the cellular structure of cork, introduced the term 'cell' into biology, and invented the balance spring for watches.

    • Hooke's law describes the relationship between the force applied to a spring and its extension.
    • Robert Hooke's microscopic observations of cork led to the discovery of cells.
    • Hooke's work on planetary motion influenced later scientists like Newton.

    🇫🇷Robert Hooke (scientifique anglais)