napier

¹

[ ney-pee-er ]

noun

, Physics.

1. neper.

Napier

²

[ ney-pee-er nuh-peer ]

noun

1. Sir Charles James, 1782–1853, British general.
2. John, 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: inventor of logarithms. Also Ne·per [].
3. Robert Cor·ne·lis [kawr-, nee, -lis], 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, 1810–90, English field marshal.
4. former name of Napier-Hastings.

Napier

¹

/ ˈneɪpɪə /

noun

1. a port in New Zealand, on E North Island on Hawke Bay: wool trade centre. Pop: 56 100 (2004 est)

Napier

²

/ ˈneɪpɪə /

noun

1. NapierSir Charles James17821853MBritishMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: colonial administrator Sir Charles James. 1782–1853, British general and colonial administrator: conquered Sind (1843): governor of Sind (1843–47)
2. NapierJohn15501617MScottishSCIENCE: mathematicianTECHNOLOGY: inventor John. 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: invented logarithms and pioneered the decimal notation used today
3. NapierRobert (Cornelis), 1st Baron Napier of Magdala18101890MBritishMILITARY: general Robert ( Cornelis ), 1st Baron Napier of Magdala. 1810–90, British field marshal, who commanded in India during the Sikh Wars (1845, 1848–49) and the Indian Mutiny (1857–59). He captured Magdala (1868) while rescuing British diplomats from Ethiopia

Example Sentences

“I thought: ‘Great, this is going to uncork a whole area of activity in the public and private sector’ and we could build an entrepreneurial community for gene editing in the UK,” says Prof Jonathan Napier of Rothamsted Research, a government agricultural research institute in Harpenden.

From BBC

Methodological support was provided by Francesco Pomponi, professor of sustainability science at Edinburgh Napier University; Massimiliano Materazzi, associate professor of chemical engineering at University College London; and Dr Jim Hart, sustainability consultant.

From BBC

The three other plinths that surround Nelson’s Column feature George IV and two 19th Century military figures instrumental in Britain’s control of India, Charles James Napier and Henry Havelock.

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“I thought: ‘Great, this is going to uncork a whole area of activity in the public and private sector’ and we could build an entrepreneurial community for gene editing in the UK,” says Prof Jonathan Napier of Rothamsted Research, a government agricultural research institute in Harpenden.

From BBC

The blaze broke out on the ground and first floor of a terraced house on Napier Road in East Ham, shortly before 08:30 BST on Saturday.

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