Definitions for Crookes
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1. Crookes, William Crookes, Sir William Crookesnoun

   English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919)

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1. Crookes

   Crookes is a suburb of the City of Sheffield, England, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the city centre. It borders Broomhill to the south, Walkley and Crookesmoor to the east and open countryside around the River Rivelin to the north. The population of the ward of the same name was 17,700 at the 2011 Census.

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1. crookes

   Crookes is usually referred to in context with Sir William Crookes, a British scientist and inventor known for his work in the fields of physics and chemistry. He made significant contributions in developing vacuum tubes, discovering the element thallium and studying electrical discharges in gases. The term "Crookes" may also refer to Crookes tube, a type of early vacuum tube invented by William Crookes, or Crookes radiometer, a light-mill device he invented to measure the radiant energy of heat and light.

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1. Crookes

   Crookes ward—which includes the districts of Crookes, Steelbank, Crosspool, and Sandygate —is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the western part of the city and covers an area of 3.9 km². The population of this ward in 2001 was 16,800 people in 7,200 households. In the 2004 local elections Sylvia Anginotti, John Hesketh, and Brian Holmes, all Liberal Democrats, were returned as councillors for the newly drawn ward. John Hesketh was defeated by Labour's Geoff Smith in 2011. Crookes ward is located within Sheffield Hallam Parliamentary constituency. The local MP is Nick Clegg who is currently leader of the Liberal Democrat Party and Deputy Prime Minister.

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1. CROOKES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Crookes is ranked #92358 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Crookes surname appeared 199 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Crookes.
   
   85.4% or 170 total occurrences were White.
   5.5% or 11 total occurrences were Black.
   4% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.5% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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1. • Chemist
   • Physicist

How to pronounce Crookes?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Crookes in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Crookes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Crookes
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crookes
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Crookes
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html