noun
1. English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969)
• Syn: ↑Cecil Frank Powell
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑physicist
2. United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
• Syn: ↑Colin Powell, ↑Colin luther Powell
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑general, ↑full general, ↑statesman, ↑solon, ↑national leader
Useful english dictionary. 2012.