Kirchhoff

/ˌkʌrkˈhɔf/
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  1. noun
    German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887)
    synonyms: G. R. Kirchhoff, Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
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    a scientist trained in physics
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