GALTON

Meaning of GALTON in English

Pronunciation: ' go ̇ l-t ə n

Function: biographical name

Sir Francis 1822-1911 Eng. scientist

– Gal · to · nian \ go ̇ l- ' t ō -n ē - ə n, -ny ə n \ adjective

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GALTON — biographical name Sir Francis 1822-1911 English scientist, ~ian adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GALTON — — Galtonian /gawl toh"nee euhn/ , adj. /gawl"tn/ , n. Sir Francis , 1822-1911, English scientist and writer.
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GALTON — biographical name Sir Francis 1822-1911 English scientist • Gal·to·nian gȯl-ˈtō-nē-ən, -nyən adjective
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GALTON — Galton BrE AmE ˈɡɔːlt ə n ˈɡɒlt- ˈɡɑːlt-
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GALTON, SIR FRANCIS — born Feb. 16, 1822, near Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng. died Jan. 17, 1911, Grayshott House, Haslemere, Surrey British explorer, anthropologist, …
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GALTON'S THEORY OF INHERITANCE — see galton's law of inheritance
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GALTON WHISTLE — noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: after Sir Francis Galton, its inventor : a whistle of variable high pitch used …
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GALTON'S LAW OF INHERITANCE — or galton's theory of inheritance Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: after Sir Francis Galton, its formulator : a theory in …
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GALTON BAR — ˈgȯlt ə n- noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: after Sir Francis Galton died 1911 English scientist, its inventor : …
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GALTON, SIR FRANCIS — born Feb. 16, 1822, near Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng. died Jan. 17, 1911, Grayshott House, Haslemere, Surrey English explorer, anthropologist, …
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GALTON, SIR FRANCIS — born Feb. 16, 1822, near Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng. died Jan. 17, 1911, Grayshott House, Haslemere, Surrey British explorer, anthropologist, …
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GALTONIAN — adjective see: Galton
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FRANCIS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Adams Charles Francis Bacon Francis Viscount St. Albans Bacon Francis Bayard Thomas Francis Beaumont …
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MAHOGANY — -nē, -ni noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: origin unknown 1. : the wood of any of various …
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HEREDITY — hə̇ˈredəd.ē, -ətē, -i also heˈ- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle French heredité, from Latin hereditat-, hereditas, from hered-, heres …
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GALTONIAN — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sir Francis Galton + English -ian : of or relating to the English scientist …
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GALTONIA — gȯlˈtōnēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Sir Francis Galton + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : a small genus of …
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GALTONIAN — see Galton
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