Picard

[ pee-kar ]

noun

1. Charles É·mile [sh, a, r, l ey-, meel], 1856–1941, French mathematician.
2. Jean [zhah, n], 1620–82, French astronomer.

Picard

/ pikar /

noun

1. PicardJean16201682MFrenchSCIENCE: astronomer Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1620–82, French astronomer. He was the first to make a precise measurement of a longitude line, enabling him to estimate the earth's radius

Example Sentences

According to NPR, the two men are Michel Picard, a member of Trump's advance team, and Justin Caporale, Trump's deputy campaign manager.

From Salon

Earlier, his deputy Olivier Picard said pharmacies were facing "continuous problems", having not been able to receive digital prescription issued after the outage occurred.

From BBC

The top Rwandan official in charge of the deal to transfer asylum seekers from the UK, Doris Uwicyeza Picard, defended her country’s medical system - adding the migrants were being treated “to the best of our ability”.

From BBC

The senior Rwandan official, Ms Picard, said she was “not sure how we can help if the national authorities have not been approached”.

From BBC

Rwandan official Ms Picard said there was “no similarity” between the group of Tamils and those who may move from the UK - who would, she said, be “processed and integrated into our society”.

From BBC