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Bohr

US/ˈbɔr/ uncommon

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Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962)

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German: from a short form of a personal name of Slavic origin (Boris), or from a reduced form of the medieval personal name Liborius, patron saint of the city of Paderborn. Danish and Swedish: from German Baar, Bahr, recorded in Denmark since the 18th century.

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