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Comp·ton (kämp′tən)

  1. Compton, Arthur Holly (häl′ē) 1892-1962; U.S. physicist
  2. Compton, Karl Taylor 1887-1954; U.S. physicist; brother of Arthur
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Comp·ton (kämp′tən)

city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 93,000

Etymology: after G. D. Compton, a founder of the Univ. of S Calif.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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