Heaviside

[ hev-ee-sahyd ]

noun
  1. Oliver, 1850–1925, English physicist.

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How to use Heaviside in a sentence

  • A funeral sermon was preached at the Cathedral by Canon Heaviside.

    Norfolk Annals | Charles Mackie
  • So we resolved to stop where we were, upon receipt of rations; and Heaviside told us not to be uneasy about anything.

    The Maid of Sker | Richard Doddridge Blackmore
  • Madame Heaviside (as she commanded all people to entitle her) was of the whole the very grandest as regards appearance.

    The Maid of Sker | Richard Doddridge Blackmore
  • Heaviside was not there to talk, and make me hug my singleness; nor even Jerry Toms, nor the cook, who used to let me teach her.

    The Maid of Sker | Richard Doddridge Blackmore
  • Heaviside had his fat legs foremost, and the royal shark stopped to look at them.

    The Maid of Sker | Richard Doddridge Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for Heaviside

Heaviside

/ (ˈhɛvɪˌsaɪd) /


noun
  1. Oliver. 1850–1925, English physicist. Independently of Kennelly, he predicted (1902) the existence of an ionized gaseous layer in the upper atmosphere (the Heaviside layer); he also contributed to telegraphy

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