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CERN

US/sɝn/

CERN proper noun: the European Council for Nuclear Research.

Proper noun

CERN

  1. the European Council for Nuclear Research
    • And Italian scientists at CERN in Geneva are undertaking a similar experiment to help establish the range of the hypothetical new force.1989 May, John Boslough, “Searching for the Secrets of Gravity”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 578

Origin of CERN

From the French acronym.

Questions about CERN

What does CERN mean?
CERN means the European Council for Nuclear Research.
What part of speech is CERN?
CERN is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce CERN?
CERN is pronounced /sɝn/ (US).

Words near CERN in the dictionary

  1. Cermaks
  2. Cerme
  3. cermet
  4. cermets
  5. Cerminaro
  6. CERN
  7. Cerna
  8. Cernas
  9. Cernat
  10. Cernaysian
  11. Cerne

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