landau
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lan·dau 
[lan-daw, -dou] Pronunciation Key
[lan-daw, -dou] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a four-wheeled, two-seated carriage with a top made in two parts that may be let down or folded back. |
| 2. | a sedanlike automobile with a short convertible back. |
[Origin: 1735–45; perh. named after Landau, town in Germany where first made]
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Lan·dau
[lahn-dou; Russ. luhn-dou] Pronunciation Key
[lahn-dou; Russ. luhn-dou] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Lev Da·vi·do·vich
[lyef duh-vye-duh-vyich] Pronunciation Key, 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel prize for physics 1962. |
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| lan·dau
(lān'dô', -dou') Pronunciation Key
n.
[After Landau, a city of southwest Germany.] |
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| Lan·dau
(län-dou') Pronunciation Key
Soviet physicist. He won a 1962 Nobel Prize for his contributions to low-temperature physics. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
landau
landau
"four-wheeled carriage," 1743, from Landau, town in Germany where they first were made.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| landau | |
noun | |
| 1. | Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968) |
| 2. | a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Landau
Lan"dau\, n. [From the town Ladau in Germany; cf. F. landau. See Land, Island.] A four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in such a manner as to make an open carriage. [Written also landaw.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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