hawking
the sport of hunting with hawks or other birds of prey; falconry.
Origin of hawking
1Other definitions for Hawking (2 of 2)
Stephen William, 1942–2018, English mathematician and theoretical physicist.
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How to use hawking in a sentence
Hawkings ran up it and leaped to the top of the Mole, the ladder being smashed to pieces a moment later.
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British Dictionary definitions for hawking (1 of 2)
/ (ˈhɔːkɪŋ) /
another name for falconry
British Dictionary definitions for Hawking (2 of 2)
/ (ˈhɔːkɪŋ) /
Stephen William. Born 1942, British physicist. Stricken with a progressive nervous disease since the 1960s, he has nevertheless been a leader in cosmological theory. His publications intended for a wide audience include A Brief History of Time (1987) and The Grand Design (2010)
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Scientific definitions for Hawking
[ hô′kĭng ]
British physicist noted for his study of black holes and the origin of the universe, especially the big bang theory. His work has provided much of the mathematical basis for scientific explanations of the physical properties of black holes.
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