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Hooke

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Source Word

Hooke

Proper noun

A surname from Middle English derived from hook, as an occupational or topographical name or a nickname.

Japanese Meaning

中英語の「hook」に由来する姓で、職業や地形に関連した名前、あるいはニックネームとして用いられる

What is this buttons?

Hooke examined thin slices of cork under a microscope and described the tiny, box-like structures he called cells.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

フックという姓の人物は顕微鏡でコルクの薄片を観察し、彼が「細胞」と呼んだ箱のような小さな構造を記述しました。

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A surname from Middle English derived from hook, as an occupational or topographical name or a nickname.

Sense（2）

Robert Hooke (1635 – 1703), an English polymath who played an important role in the scientific revolution, through both experimental and theoretical work. His best remembered contribution was the discovery of the biological cell.

Sense（3）

A village in Dorset, England.

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