Raman

[ rah-muhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Sir Chan·dra·se·kha·ra Ven·ka·ta [sir, , chuhn, -dr, uh, -, shey, -ker-, uh, , veng, -k, uh, -t, uh], 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel Prize 1930.

Raman

/ rä′mən /

Indian physicist who in 1928 demonstrated that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the light that is deflected changes in frequency. For the discovery of this effect, which is now named after him, Raman received the 1930 Nobel Prize for physics. He also conducted research in the physiology of vision.

And yet these portents were valid enough too, as Nivin could have told him—the customary welcome at Lol Raman's.

They entered the garden of Lol Raman to find it disposed as usual, inviting the evening trade.

The fort of Fornells, and the towers on the coast, will be given up in due time to the engineer, Don Raman.

He left it along with his crown and his kingdom to Raman Shah, his eldest son.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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