Hooke

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, from Middle English) derived from hook, as an occupational or topographical name or a nickname. .
  2. Proper noun.  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.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete spelling of, hook) .

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