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Niels Bohr

Niels Bohr

4.6
A Danish scientist who studied atoms and helped create quantum theory
  • proper noun
  • /niːlz bɔːr/
translation icon : Niels Bohr
  • The theories of Niels Bohr revolutionized our understanding of quantum mechanics.

Examples

  • Many students study the Niels Bohr model when learning about atomic structure.

  • Niels Bohr received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the structure of atoms.

  • Niels Bohr received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the structure of atoms.

  • Did Niels Bohr win a Nobel Prize?

  • The physicist Niels Bohr made significant contributions to quantum mechanics.

  • Many students study the Niels Bohr model when learning about atomic structure.

  • The theories of Niels Bohr revolutionized our understanding of quantum mechanics.

Synonyms

Bohr
vsNiels Bohr
12 7.3

A Danish physicist known for his model of the atom and work on quantum theory

has identical meaning but uses the full personal name rather than the short form

Surface Forms

Niels Bohr main
Nielsbohr main

Morphology

Niels + Bohr

This is a referential proper name; the meaning (a specific Danish physicist known for the Bohr model) cannot be compositionally derived from the constituent items 'Niels' and 'Bohr'. A B1 learner who only 'knows' the words as names would not infer the biographical or scientific sense without prior cultural or encyclopedic knowledge, so the expression is opaque.

Etymology

Niels Bohr was a Danish scientist who imagined the atom like a tiny solar system, with small particles moving in rings like planets. That's why his name is used for the 'Bohr model' and why he is famous for work on atoms.