JEFFREYS

Meaning of JEFFREYS in English

/jef"reez/ , n.

1. George ( 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem ), 1648-89, English jurist.

2. Sir Harold , born 1891, British geophysicist and astronomer.

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JEFFREYS — biographical name George 1645-1689 1st Baron ~ of Wem English jurist
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JEFFREYS — biographical name George 1645-1689 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem English jurist
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JEFFREYS — Jeffreys, Jeffries BrE AmE ˈdʒef riz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JEFFREYS — ( George Jeffreys c. 1648–89) a British judge who condemned to death many supporters of the Duke of Monmouth at …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
JEFFREYS — James J., formerly a prize fighter, who carried his gloves and bluff once too often to the ring. (See Johnson.)
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JEFFREYS — Pronunciation: ' je-fr ē z Function: biographical name George 1645-1689 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem Eng. jurist
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JEFFREYS , GEORGE JEFFREYS, 1ST BARON — Additional reading G.W. Keeton, Lord Chancellor Jeffreys and the Stuart Cause (1965).
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JEFFREYS (OF WEM), GEORGE JEFFREYS, 1ST BARON — born May 15, 1645?, Acton, Denbighshire, Wales died April 18, 1689, London English judge notorious for his cruelty and corruption. …
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JEFFREYS, SIR HAROLD — born April 22, 1891, Fatfield, Durham, Eng. died March 18, 1989, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire British astronomer and geophysicist. In astronomy, he …
Английский словарь Британика
HENRY GWYN JEFFREYS MOSELEY — n. Henry Moseley (1887-1915), British physicist who deduced that the atomic number (number of protons within a nucleus) of an …
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MOSELEY, HENRY GWYN JEFFREYS — born Nov. 23, 1887, Weymouth, Dorset, Eng. died Aug. 10, 1915, Gallipoli, Tur. English physicist who experimentally demonstrated that the …
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JEFFREYS, SIR HAROLD — born April 22, 1891, Fatfield, Durham, Eng. died March 18, 1989 British astronomer and geophysicist noted for his wide variety …
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CAMDEN, JOHN JEFFREYS PRATT, 1ST MARQUESS, 2ND EARL ... — born Feb. 11, 1759, near Chislehurst, Kent, Eng. died Oct. 8, 1840, near Sevenoaks, Kent lord lieutenant (viceroy) of Ireland …
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JEFFREYS, SIR HAROLD — born April 22, 1891, Fatfield, Durham, Eng. died March 18, 1989, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire British astronomer and geophysicist. In astronomy, he …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GEORGE JEFFREYS — ➡ Jeffreys
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JUDGE JEFFREYS — ➡ Jeffreys
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SIR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Ahmad Khan Sir Sayyid Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Alma …
Английский словарь Британика
HAROLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Arlen Harold Barton Sir Derek Harold Richard Bloom Harold Clurman Harold Edgar Crane Harold …
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DNA FINGERPRINTING — Method developed by the British geneticist Alec Jeffreys born 1950 in 1984 for isolating and making images of sequences of …
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NOMINAL — I. ˈnämən ə l sometimes -mnəl adjective Etymology: Middle English nominalle, from Medieval Latin nominalis, from Latin, of or relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOSELEY — /mohz"lee/ , n. Henry Gwyn Jeffreys /gwin/ , 1887-1915, English physicist: pioneer in x-ray spectroscopy.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOSELEY — n. last name; Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley (1887-1915), British physicist who deduced that the atomic number (number of protons within …
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HENRY MOSELEY — n. Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley (1887-1915), British physicist who deduced that the atomic number (number of protons within a nucleus) …
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TAUNTON DEANE — borough (district), administrative and historic county of Somerset, England. It lies in the Vale of Taunton Deane, which is sheltered …
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SEDGEMOOR, BATTLE OF — (July 16 [July 6, Old Style], 1685), in English history, battle fought about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Bridgwater, …
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PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY — inlet of the Coral Sea, indenting northeastern Queensland, Australia. Lying on the east shore, at the base of Cape York …
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MOON — sole natural satellite of the Earth. It revolves around the planet from west to east at a mean distance of …
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MACKENZIE (OF ROSEHAUGH), SIR GEORGE — born 1636, Dundee, Scot. died May 8, 1691, Westminster, London Scottish lawyer who gained the nickname Bloody Mackenzie for his …
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GREEK LITERATURE — body of writings in the Greek language by the peoples of mainland Greece, the Greek Islands, ancient Magna Graecia (Sicily …
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DNA FINGERPRINTING — also called DNA typing in genetics, method of isolating and making images of sequences of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). The technique …
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BLOODY ASSIZES — (1685), in English history, the trials conducted in the west of England by the chief justice, George Jeffreys, 1st Baron …
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PIONEER — ( pioneers, pioneering, pioneered) 1. Someone who is referred to as a pioneer in a particular area of activity is …
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