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Meaning of word hooke from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

hooke noun

Meaning : English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term `cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703).

Synonyms : robert hooke

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Get stuck while doing something.

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An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

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Native to South America. Widely cultivated in many varieties.

palatalized (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

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Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable.

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Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

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Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

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