Appleton

American  

[ap-uhl-tuhn] / ˈæp əl tən /

noun

1. Sir Edward Victor, 1892–1965, British physicist: Nobel Prize 1947.

2. a city in E Wisconsin.

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Appleton British  

/ ˈæpəltən /

noun

1. Sir Edward ( Victor ). 1892–1965, English physicist, noted particularly for his research on the ionosphere: Nobel prize for physics 1947

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Example Sentences

"It's not about eating less sweet food to reduce obesity levels," Professor Appleton said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

I have lived and rented in the Appleton area for seven years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Jason Brown, a manager at an Appleton hotel, recently bought a four-bedroom house with his partner for $305,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

As part of the restraining order, Appleton must not approach, follow, or contact Ms Friel or her daughter, directly or indirectly, and must stay away from the area surrounding Ms Friel's home in Windsor.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

When the Appleton collection of Chinese porcelains was purchased en bloc by a well-known house doing business on Fifth Avenue, the celebrated purple hawthorn vase was considered the most precious of all.

From The Unpublishable Memoirs by Rosenbach, A. S. W.