Pauli

American  

[paw-lee, pou-lee] / ˈpɔ li, ˈpaʊ li /

noun

1. Wolfgang 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize 1945.

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Pauli British  

/ ˈpaʊlɪ, ˈpɔːlɪ /

noun

1. Wolfgang (ˈvɒlfˌɡæŋ). 1900–58, US physicist, born in Austria. He formulated the exclusion principle (1924) and postulated the existence of the neutrino (1931), later confirmed by Fermi: Nobel prize for physics 1945

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Pauli Scientific  

/ pou′lē /

1. Austrian-born American physicist who in 1924 formulated a principle stating that no two fermions, such as two electrons in an atom, can have identical energy, mass, and angular momentum at the same time. This principle is known as the Pauli Exclusion Principle. He also hypothesized the existence of the neutrino in 1931, which was confirmed in 1956.

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Example Sentences

St Pauli, whose last win was before the winter break, hosted fourth-placed Stuttgart, who hadn't lost in the league since a 5-0 home drubbing by Bayern on December 6.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

"What were the justifications for the boycotts of the Olympic Games in the 1980s?" said Gottlich, who is also the president of Bundesliga club St Pauli.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

However, they could finish the weekend eight points behind Bayern if the Bavarians win at home to struggling St Pauli on Saturday.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

In the aftermath of the St Pauli game, Bellingham found himself more often than not on the bench - though his decreasing playing time had nothing to do with his dad's confrontation with Kehl.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Discovered in the mid-1920s by German physicist Wolfgang Pauli, the exclusion principle states, roughly, that no two things can be in the same place at the same time.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife