Tyndall

[ tin-dl ]

noun

1. John, 1820–93, English physicist.
2. Mount, a mountain in S central California, in the Sierra Nevada near Mount Whitney. 14,018 feet (4,273 meters).

Tyndall

/ ˈtɪndəl /

noun

1. TyndallJohn18201893MIrishSCIENCE: physicist John. 1820–93, Irish physicist, noted for his work on the radiation of heat by gases, the transmission of sound through the atmosphere, and the scattering of light

Example Sentences

Tyndall is awaiting trial on criminal charges in connection with accusations that for many years he subjected patients to unnecessary and inappropriate touching.

From Washington Post

USC, a private research university in Los Angeles with more than 48,000 students, has been shaken in recent years by the Tyndall scandal and other troubles.

From Washington Post

Leonard Levine, an attorney for Tyndall, said Thursday that he “continues to deny all criminal charges.”

From Washington Post

In all, attorneys said, 710 women who alleged they were victimized by Tyndall pursued civil lawsuits against USC in California courts.

From Washington Post

USC reaches $240 million proposed settlement with former patients of gynecologistAt the heart of the litigation against USC was the conduct of Tyndall and how the university responded to reports of abuse.

From Washington Post

“The real star of everything is Pete Williams,” said Tyndall.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, medicine is immeasurably indebted to Tyndall and Huxley for their teaching of the correlation and conservation of energy.

From Project Gutenberg

Professor Tyndall suggests that the soft green of the sea, shadowed by clouds, assumes a subjective purple hue.

From Project Gutenberg

Then there was another man Spencer avoided, although for a different reason; this individual was John Tyndall.

From Project Gutenberg

Education is a matter of desire, and a man like Tyndall is getting an education wherever he is.

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Tyndall found lodgings in a little street called "Heretics' Row."

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