Rutherfordian

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or in the style of any of various persons and institutions named Rutherford.

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Meanings

adjectiveRutherfordian (comparative more Rutherfordian, superlative most Rutherfordian)

comparative more Rutherfordian · superlative most Rutherfordian

  1. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of any of various persons and institutions named Rutherford.
  2. specificallynatural sciencesOf or pertaining to Ernest Rutherford, his planetary model of the atom (called the Rutherford model), or predictions made on the basis of this model.

Origin

From Rutherford + -ian.

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APA

Rutherfordian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rutherfordian

MLA

“Rutherfordian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rutherfordian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rutherfordian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rutherfordian.

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