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Jeans

[ jeenz ]

noun

  1. Sir James (Hop·wood) [hop, -w, oo, d], 1877–1946, English astrophysicist and author.

jeans

1

/ dʒiːnz /

plural noun

  1. informal trousers for casual wear, made esp of denim or corduroy

Jeans

2

/ dʒiːnz /

noun

  1. JeansSir James Hopwood18771946MEnglishSCIENCE: astronomerSCIENCE: physicistSCIENCE: mathematician Sir James Hopwood. 1877–1946, English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, best known for his popular books on astronomy. He made important contributions to the kinetic theory of gases and the theory of stellar evolution

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Origin of Jeans1

plural of jean

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