shockley

What does shockley mean?

shockley means "United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989)".

How many syllables are in shockley?

shockley has 2 syllables: shoc-kley. The stress falls on "shoc". In IPA it is /ˈʃɑkli/.

What is another word for shockley?

Close synonyms include William Shockley, William Bradford Shockley. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shockley a common word?

shockley is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for shockley come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.