/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of charles hard townes Find synonyms for: Noun1. Townes, Charles Townes, Charles Hard Townes, physicistusage: United States physicist who developed the laser and maser principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quandary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language