joliot-curie | ||
1. | [ noun ] (physics) French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956) | |
Synonyms: | irene_joliot-curie | |
Related terms: | physicist | |
2. | [ noun ] (physics) French nuclear physicist who was Marie Curie's assistant and who worked with Marie Curie's daughter who he married (taking the name Joliot-Curie); he and his wife discovered how to synthesize new radioactive elements (1900-1958) | |
Synonyms: | jean-frederic_joliot-curie joliot jean-frederic_joliot | |
Related terms: | physicist | |