Crookes

[ krooks ]

noun

1. Sir William, 1832–1919, English chemist and physicist: discovered the element thallium and the cathode ray.

Crookes

/ krʊks /

noun

1. CrookesSir William18321919MEnglishSCIENCE: chemistSCIENCE: physicist Sir William. 1832–1919, English chemist and physicist: he investigated the properties of cathode rays and invented a type of radiometer and the lens named after him

Crookes

/ krks /

1. British chemist and physicist who discovered thallium in 1861 and invented the radiometer (1873–76). He also developed the Crookes tube, a modified vacuum tube that was later used by W.C. Roentgen and J.J. Thomson in experiments that led to the discovery of x-rays and the electron, respectively.

Example Sentences

According to chairman Mike Crookes, the facility would "blight this area" and the economic impact on tourism could be "profound" and "catastrophic".

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Joy Crookes, who's from South London, comes from a mixed heritage family - her mum is from Bangladesh, and her Dad is Irish.

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Joy Crookes and Priya Ragu are two artists he names as starting out and being pushed by Asian Network, and they are now popular artists in the mainstream.

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The shortlist is completed by soul singer Joy Crookes, postmodern punks Yard Act, London rapper Kojey Radical and actress Jessie Buckley, who is nominated for a collaborative album with former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler.

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And while there is still a long way to go in that regard, Saturday saw an abundance of new talent on display, including PinkPantheress, Griff and Joy Crookes.

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