Hooke


Definition: Meaning of, Hooke in English to English dictionary.

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  1. 1635-1703 english scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term 'cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches
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Hooke used in phrases

  • Hooke's law (noun)
    1. within the elastic limit physics the principle that the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced
  • Robert Hooke (noun)
    1. 1635-1703 english scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term 'cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches
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