Look up: Compton

1. Compton
   Type: Term Pronunciation: komp′tŏn Definitions: 1. Arthur H., U.S. physicist and Nobel laureate, 1892-1962. See: Compton effect, Compton scattering
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2. Compton
   [provincial electoral district] ...
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3. Compton
   [provincial electoral district] Compton was a former provincial electoral district in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec (earlier known as the Legislative Assembly of Quebec). It was created for the 1867 election (and a district of that...
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4. Compton
   [LACMTA Station] Mt. Pinos after a light winter storm (pictured right side). ...
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5. Compton
   [n] - United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy
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6. Compton
   the increase in wavelength corresponding to the decrease in energy between incident and emergent photon in the Compton effect Category: Physics • the elastic scattering of a photon by an electron when the electron can be considered to be free and stationary.Part of the energy and momentu...
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7. Compton
   Arthur H., U.S. Physicist and Nobel laureate, 1892-1962. ... See: Compton effect. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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8. Compton
   Arthur Compton noun United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions wit...
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9. Compton
   city, Los Angeles county, southwestern California, U.S. The tract was originally part of the Rancho San Pedro, a 1784 Spanish land grant. Founded as ...
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10. Compton
    [Los Angeles Metro station] Compton is a station on the Los Angeles County Metro Blue Line. It has an island platform, and is located in the median of Willowbrook Avenue at Compton Boulevard roughly in the center of Compton, California. The station is located adjacent to the Renassiance Cent...
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11. Compton
    The USS Compton was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Compton was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 m...
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12. Compton
    [crater] This formation is roughly circular, with a wide, irregular outer rim that varies considerably in width. Parts of the inner wall have terraced steps that form wide shelves along the edge. Within the wall is a floor that has been resurfaced by lava flows some time in the past. This su...
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13. Compton
    Compton, city (1990 pop. 90,454), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb between Los Angeles and Long Beach; inc. 1888. It has aircraft, electronic, and steel industries. Largely African American, Compton is a noted center for rap music.
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14. Compton
    [Trappe, Maryland] Compton is a historic home in Trappe, Talbot County, Maryland. It is a two-part Flemish bond brick dwelling, which is the result of two major building periods and subsequent minor alterations. The main part is five bays long with a three-brick belt course between floors. T...
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