Kirchhoff

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɪrçhɔf/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kērкн′hôf )


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Kirch•hoff  (kērкн′hôf ),USA pronunciation n. 
    Gus•tav Ro•bert  (gŏŏs′täf rō′bert),USA pronunciation 1824–87, German physicist.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Kirchhoff / ˈkɪrçhɔf/
  1. Gustav Robert ( ˈɡʊstaf ˈroːbɛrt ). 1824–87, German physicist. With Bunsen he developed the method of spectrum analysis that led to their discovery of caesium (1860) and rubidium (1861): also worked on electrical networks
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