Meitner
[ mahyt-ner ]
/ ˈmaɪt nər /
noun
Li·se
[lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/,1878–1968,
Austrian nuclear physicist.
British Dictionary definitions for meitner
Meitner
/ (German ˈmaitnər) /
noun
Lise (ˈliːzə). 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist. With Hahn, she discovered protactinium (1918), and they demonstrated with F. Strassmann the fission of uranium
Scientific definitions for meitner
Meitner
[ mīt′nər ]
Austrian-born Swedish physicist who contributed to the first theories of nuclear fission. Her contributions to the field of nuclear physics led to the development of the atomic bomb and nuclear energy.