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Definition of Lenard
1. Noun. German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lenard
Literary usage of Lenard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Roentgen Rays and Phenomena of the Anode and Cathode: Principles ...by Edward Pruden Thompson, William Arnold Anthony by Edward Pruden Thompson, William Arnold Anthony (1896)
"Lenard 65, end of page 53. Properties of Cathode Rays in Open Air Lenard 66. ...
The Aluminum Window a Diffuser of Cathode Rays Lenard 68. ..."
2. The Scientific Writings of the Late George Francis Fitzgerald by George Francis Fitzgerald, Joseph Larmor (1902)
"Herr Lenard estimates that, when he had condensed the mercury vapour in a ...
From these and many other interesting observations Herr Lenard concludes that ..."
3. Electricity in Gases by J. S. Townsend (1915)
"Lenard rays. Another kind of radiation, similar in its nature to the /3 rays from
radio-active substances and the non-penetrating secondary Rontgen rays, ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1896)
"This would also account for the difference in the action of magnetic fields upon
the cathode or Lenard rays and the x-rays, and, conversely, ..."
5. College Physics by John Oren Reed, Karl Eugen Guther (1911)
"Lenard Rays. After Hertz had shown that cathode rays are able to pass through
very thin aluminium foil or gold leaf, Lenard investigated this phenomenon ..."
6. College Physics by John Oren Reed, Karl Eugen Guther (1911)
"Lenard Rays. After Hertz had shown that cathode rays are able to pass through
very thin aluminium foil or gold leaf, Lenard investigated this phenomenon ..."
7. Electrons: Or, The Nature and Properties of Negative Electricity by Oliver Lodge (1907)
"Effect on Lenard Rays. Another mode of demonstration was employed by Professor
Lenard, and served to identify his rays with escaped cathode rays. ..."
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