Humboldt

[ huhm-bohlt; German hoom-bawlt ]

noun

1. Frie·drich Hein·rich A·lex·an·der [free, -d, r, i, kh, , hahyn, -, r, i, kh, ah-lek-, sahn, -d, uh, r], Baron von [f, uh, n], 1769–1859, German naturalist, writer, and statesman.
2. his brother (Karl) Wil·helm [kah, r, l , vil, -helm], Baron von, 1767–1835, German philologist and diplomat.
3. a town in NW Tennessee.
4. a river in NE Nevada, flowing W and SW to the Humboldt Sink. 290 miles (467 km) long.

Humboldt

/ ˈhʊmbɔlt; ˈhʌmbəʊlt /

noun

1. Humboldt(Friedrich Heinrich) Alexander von17691859MGermanSCIENCE: scientist Baron ( Friedrich Heinrich ) Alexander von (alɛˈksandər fɔn). 1769–1859, German scientist, who made important scientific explorations in Central and South America (1799–1804). In Kosmos (1845–62), he provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe
2. Humboldt(Karl) Wilhelm von17671835MGermanLANGUAGE: philologistEDUCATION: reformer his brother, Baron ( Karl ) Wilhelm von (ˈvɪlhɛlm fɔn). 1767–1835, German philologist and educational reformer

Humboldt

/ hŭm′bōlt′,hm′bôlt′ /

1. German naturalist and writer who explored South America, Cuba, and Mexico (1799–1804) and recorded a wide range of species, particularly plants, and attempted to explain their geographic distribution with respect to their environment. His work laid the foundation the science of ecology.

Example Sentences

Following its first detection in the Golden State last year, the fungus is now present in five counties: Humboldt, Sutter, Placer, Amador and Inyo, according to state and federal wildlife officials.

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Mad River Community Hospital is scheduled to close its birth center at the end of the month, leaving Providence St. Joseph Hospital as the only labor and delivery unit in Humboldt County.

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In July, the California Energy Commission approved a plan for wind development that centers on deepwater wind farms off Morro Bay and Humboldt Bay, supported by new port facilities in Long Beach and Los Angeles.

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Through Tuesday, parts of Del Norte and Humboldt counties in northwest California are under a red flag warning, signaling severe fire weather, with high winds driving the fire concern.

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California has sued a Humboldt County hospital after a patient said she was denied an emergency abortion earlier this year even as she feared for her life because of miscarriage risks.

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