compton
Definitions
Noun
- 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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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "compton".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "compton".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | question | 2 | 257 |
| 2 | christian | 2 | 144 |
| 3 | commission | 3 | 103 |
| 4 | creation | 3 | 46 |
| 5 | exception | 3 | 40 |
| 6 | carleton | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | corruption | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | kremlin | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | crimson | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | collision | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | cohesion | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | commotion | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | correction | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | kingston | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | kimpton | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | carlson | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | clifton | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | clinton | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | collagen | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | collusion | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | octillion | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | squadron | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | corcoran | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | crossman | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | excursion | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | skeleton | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | accordion | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | capstan | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | carsten | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | caucasian | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | axelsen | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | axelson | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | cahalan | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | callanan | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | calligan | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | callinan | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | callison | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | cambron | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | campion | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | campton | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | cantlon | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | caperton | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | capitan | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | capoten | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | cardoen | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | carlsen | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | carlsson | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | carlton | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | carmean | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | carrigan | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | caspian | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | catherman | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | catterson | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | catterton | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | cauldron | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | causation | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | caxton | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | chrisman | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | chrismon | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | christon | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | clairson | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | clanton | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | clapman | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | clapton | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | clarion | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | classman | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | claudian | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | claudson | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | claussen | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | claxon | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | clearman | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | clemson | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | clingan | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | clingman | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | clopton | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | coldren | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | coleson | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | collegian | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | collison | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | colston | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | coltrane | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | commision | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | condren | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | condron | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | cookston | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | coplen | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | copperman | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | corkran | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | cornman | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | corrigan | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | cotterman | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | coulston | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | crafton | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | cramton | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | creasman | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | creelman | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | cressman | 2 | 0 |
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| 100 | crishman | 2 | 0 |
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| 106 | crofton | 2 | 0 |
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| 110 | culligan | 3 | 0 |
| 111 | cullinan | 3 | 0 |
| 112 | cullison | 3 | 0 |
| 113 | cumpton | 2 | 0 |
| 114 | cureton | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | currington | 3 | 0 |
| 116 | erxleben | 3 | 0 |
| 117 | excedrin | 3 | 0 |
| 118 | kalugin | 3 | 0 |
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| 120 | kampmann | 2 | 0 |
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| 123 | kapitan | 3 | 0 |
| 124 | karajan | 3 | 0 |
| 125 | karelian | 4 | 0 |
| 126 | karlsen | 2 | 0 |
| 127 | karlson | 2 | 0 |
| 128 | karlsson | 2 | 0 |
| 129 | karsten | 2 | 0 |
| 130 | katzman | 2 | 0 |
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| 132 | kellerman | 3 | 0 |
| 133 | kellermann | 3 | 0 |
| 134 | kellison | 3 | 0 |
| 135 | kempson | 2 | 0 |
| 136 | kempton | 2 | 0 |
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| 140 | kennison | 3 | 0 |
| 141 | keranen | 3 | 0 |
| 142 | keratin | 3 | 0 |
| 143 | kernaghan | 3 | 0 |
| 144 | kernigan | 3 | 0 |
| 145 | kerrigan | 3 | 0 |
| 146 | ketchikan | 3 | 0 |
| 147 | ketterman | 3 | 0 |
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| 155 | kinston | 2 | 0 |
| 156 | kipperman | 3 | 0 |
| 157 | kitterman | 3 | 0 |
| 158 | kitzman | 2 | 0 |
| 159 | klarman | 2 | 0 |
| 160 | kleinman | 2 | 0 |
| 161 | klesken | 2 | 0 |
| 162 | kligman | 2 | 0 |
| 163 | klingman | 2 | 0 |
| 164 | klugman | 2 | 0 |
| 165 | klusman | 2 | 0 |
| 166 | knudsen | 2 | 0 |
| 167 | knudson | 2 | 0 |
| 168 | knudtson | 2 | 0 |
| 169 | koeneman | 3 | 0 |
| 170 | kortman | 2 | 0 |
| 171 | kreisman | 2 | 0 |
| 172 | kreitman | 2 | 0 |
| 173 | kretchman | 2 | 0 |
| 174 | krishnan | 2 | 0 |
| 175 | kristen | 2 | 0 |
| 176 | krogman | 2 | 0 |
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| 182 | kunzman | 2 | 0 |
| 183 | kuperman | 3 | 0 |
| 184 | kurian | 3 | 0 |
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| 187 | kyllonen | 3 | 0 |
| 188 | o'callaghan | 4 | 0 |
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| 192 | quirion | 3 | 0 |
| 193 | scorpion | 3 | 0 |
| 194 | scotsman | 2 | 0 |
| 195 | scranton | 2 | 0 |
| 196 | skowhegan | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "compton".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | completion | 3 | 57 |
| 2 | composition | 4 | 25 |
| 3 | consumption | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | compound | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | compilation | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | computation | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | completions | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | complection | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | crompton | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | compston | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | compton's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | cumpton | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | clopton | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | campton | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | compo | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | comptronix | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | cumpston | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | crumpton | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | crampton | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | compunction | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "compton" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 196
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Man, woman killed during July 4th celebration at Compton apartment building
Jul 5, 2026 Los Angeles Daily News
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Graduate School Commencement Ceremony moved to Compton Family Ice Arena
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