Synonyms for Compton
ˈkɒmp təncomp·ton

Princeton's WordNet

1. Compton, Arthur Compton, Arthur Holly Comptonnoun

   United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)

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1. Prince Harry:

   Within the first eight days of our relationship being made public, was when they said, ‘Harry’s girl almost straight out of Compton,’ and that her exotic DNA will be thickening the royal blood.

2. Steven Spielberg:

   I'm a huge supporter of the Academy Awards, i was surprised at some of the individuals who were not nominated. I was surprised at [the exclusion of] Idris [Elba] — I was surprised at that. I think that was one of the best performances in the supporting actor and the actor category, was Idris. I've seen 'Straight Outta Compton' — my wife and I saw it when it first opened, the first weekend, and it just rocked our world. It was incredible. I was very surprised to see that omission.

3. Shireen Santosham:

   Plenty looks at food justice as racial justice, so it's important to us that the nutritious products we're producing are available locally in Compton, we will also donate products to various organizations that combat food insecurity.

4. Maj Toure:

   By design, the people who are most affected by violent crime are having their constitutional rights violated the most, if you live in Compton, you’re not getting a license.

5. Christopher Barker:

   Compton Bay is a famous site for dinosaur fossils on the Isle of Wight. Most of these come from the older Wessex Formation, which was teaming with dinosaurs, our spinosaurs are indeed from the Vectis Formation, and bones( dinosaurs or otherwise) are rare in that formation( which is made up of several rock layers).