Rumford

[ ruhm-ferd ]

noun

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How to use Rumford in a sentence

  • She shook her head—Gilbert was not at home, and her axe was so blunt that a body might ride to Rumford on it.

    The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
  • He rose through various positions until he became minister of war, and was made Count Rumford.

  • The experiments of Rumford, Davy, and Joule were instrumental in establishing the equivalence of mechanical energy and heat.

  • De Belloy's spreader did not have the projections on the under side upon which Count Rumford laid such stress.

    All About Coffee | William H. Ukers
  • Count Rumford in his essay admits that this method of making coffee was not new, but claims his improvement was.

    All About Coffee | William H. Ukers

British Dictionary definitions for Rumford

Rumford

/ (ˈrʌmfəd) /


noun
  1. Count Rumford See Thompson (def. 1)

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