Oppenheimer

/ˌɑp(ə)nˈhaɪmər/
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Other forms: Oppenheimers

Definitions of Oppenheimer
  1. noun
    United States physicist who directed the project at Los Alamos that developed the first atomic bomb (1904-1967)
    synonyms: Robert Oppenheimer
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    nuclear physicist
    a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics
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