Edwin


Definition: Meaning of, Edwin in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɛdwɪn /

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  1. 585-633 king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity
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Edwin used in phrases

  • Aldrin, Edwin "Buzz"
    1. (1930- ) a US ASTRONAUT who became the second man to step on the moon during the APOLLO 11 mission of 1969
  • Arthur Edwin Kennelly (noun)
    1. 1861-1939 united States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth
  • Edwin Arlington Robinson (noun)
    1. 1869-1935 united States poet; author of narrative verse
  • Edwin DuBois Hayward (noun)
    1. 1885-1940 united States writer
  • Edwin Herbert Land (noun)
    1. 1909-1991 united States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process
  • Edwin Hubble (noun)
    1. 1889-1953 as the universe expands united States astronomer who discovered that the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer
  • Edwin Powell Hubble (noun)
    1. 1889-1953 as the universe expands united States astronomer who discovered that the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer
  • Land, Edwin Herbert
    1. (1909-91) a US scientist who invented POLAROID (= a special substance that is put on glass to make the sun seem less bright), which is used on SUNGLASSES and car windows. He also invented the Polaroid camera, which uses a special film to produce photographs as soon as they have been taken.
  • Mystery of Edwin Drood, The
    1. the last novel by Charles DICKENS, which was unfinished when he died in 1870
  • Robert Edwin Peary (noun)
    1. 1856-1920 united States Arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole
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