Bragg

American  

[brag] / bræg /

noun

1. Braxton 1817–76, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.

2. Sir William Henry, 1862–1942, and his son, Sir William Lawrence, 1890–1971, English physicists: Nobel Prize winners 1915.

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Bragg British  

/ bræɡ /

noun

1. Billy. born 1957, British rock singer and songwriter, noted for his political protest songs; recordings include Between the Wars (1985), Workers' Playtime (1988), Mermaid Avenue (1998), and England, Half English (2002)

2. Melvyn , Baron. born 1939, British novelist, broadcaster, and television executive; presenter of The South Bank Show since 1978

3. Sir William Henry , 1862–1942, British physicist, who shared a Nobel prize for physics (1915) with his son, for their study of crystal structures by means of X-rays

4. his son, Sir ( William ) Lawrence , 1890–1971, British physicist

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Bragg Scientific  

/ brăg /

1. British physicist who invented the x-ray spectrometer, a device used to measure x-ray wavelengths. With his son, the physicist Sir William Lawrence Bragg (1890–1971), he developed the technique of x-ray crystallography, used to determine the atomic structure of crystals. Father and son were awarded a joint Nobel Prize for physics in 1915 for this work.

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Example Sentences

High-profile figures have backed the protest, including Sir Lenny Henry and Paloma Faith, while singer Billy Bragg was expected to attend and Leigh-Anne Pinnock is set to perform at a music event in Trafalgar Square.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The team built their microscope by combining spintronic emitters with a Bragg mirror, a layered structure that filters out unwanted wavelengths while protecting the sample from the laser used to generate the terahertz light.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

First Lady Melania Trump will accompany her husband for the trip to greet the troops at the Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina, the White House said.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Through Wednesday, 1 to 1.5 inches was expected in the Fort Bragg area, 1.5 to 2 inches in the Eureka area and 2 to 3 inches in Crescent City.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Bragg was in for a moment, but neither of us wanted the perverse joy of informing him that the English labs were again about to be humiliated by the Americans.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson