Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for berg

berg

1

[ burg ]

noun

, Oceanography.

Berg

2

[ bergor, German berk burg ]

noun

  1. Al·ban [ahl-, bahn, ahl, -bahn], 1885–1935, Austrian composer, noted for bringing expressive emotion to the twelve-tone technique.
  2. Patricia Jane Patty, 1918–2006, U.S. golfer: a founding member of the LPGA.
  3. Paul, 1926–2023, U.S. biochemist: shared Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980.

berg

1

/ bɜːɡ /

noun

  1. short for iceberg

berg

2

/ bɜːɡ /

noun

  1. a South African word for mountain

Berg

3

/ bɜːɡ; bɛrk /

noun

  1. BergAlban (Maria Johannes)18851935MAustrianMUSIC: composer Alban ( Maria Johannes ) (ˈalbaːn). 1885–1935, Austrian composer: a pupil of Schoenberg. His works include the operas Wozzeck (1921) and Lulu (1935), a violin concerto (1935), chamber works, and songs
  2. BergPaul1926MUSSCIENCE: biologist Paul . born 1926, US molecular biologist, the first to identify transfer RNA (1956). Nobel prize for chemistry 1980

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of berg1

First recorded in 1815–25; by shortening

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Browse

  • #
  • aa
  • bb
  • cc
  • dd
  • ee
  • ff
  • gg
  • hh
  • ii
  • jj
  • kk
  • ll
  • mm
  • nn
  • oo
  • pp
  • qq
  • rr
  • ss
  • tt
  • uu
  • vv
  • ww
  • xx
  • yy
  • zz