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napier

1

[ ney-pee-er ]

noun

, Physics.


Napier

2

[ ney-pee-er nuh-peer ]

noun

  1. Sir Charles James, 1782–1853, British general.
  2. John, 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: inventor of logarithms. Also Ne·per [].
  3. Robert Cor·ne·lis [kawr-, nee, -lis], 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, 1810–90, English field marshal.
  4. former name of Napier-Hastings.

Napier

1

/ ˈneɪpɪə /

noun

  1. NapierSir Charles James17821853MBritishMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: colonial administrator Sir Charles James. 1782–1853, British general and colonial administrator: conquered Sind (1843): governor of Sind (1843–47)
  2. NapierJohn15501617MScottishSCIENCE: mathematicianTECHNOLOGY: inventor John. 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: invented logarithms and pioneered the decimal notation used today
  3. NapierRobert (Cornelis), 1st Baron Napier of Magdala18101890MBritishMILITARY: general Robert ( Cornelis ), 1st Baron Napier of Magdala. 1810–90, British field marshal, who commanded in India during the Sikh Wars (1845, 1848–49) and the Indian Mutiny (1857–59). He captured Magdala (1868) while rescuing British diplomats from Ethiopia


Napier

2

/ ˈneɪpɪə /

noun

  1. a port in New Zealand, on E North Island on Hawke Bay: wool trade centre. Pop: 56 100 (2004 est)

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Example Sentences

In the case of the latter, Napier says that there are clear similarities between Spirited Away and del Toro’s 2006 live-action fantasy Pan’s Labyrinth.

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When Spirited Away took home the Academy Award, Napier says, “people were starting to say, wow, what’s all this about animation that it’s getting its own category, that it’s considered a real art form.”

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He’s an astronomer at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia who works with Napier.

He compares Napier’s argument to seeing a group of bears in the forest.

“It really looks like we just find things where we look,” Napier says.

We can conscientiously recommend 'Neutronics,' by Dr. Napier, to the careful perusal of our invalid readers.

Figueiras was reduced by a naval expedition, under Admiral Napier, and Coimbra opened its gates to the duke himself.

At any rate, a glance at the pages of a Napier, or a word from the Duke of Wellington would have enlightened him on the subject.

Mrs. Napier has a pet school for boys, kept by a cousin of hers, I fancy, that ought to be a fairly useful one.

This, which Napier described as "the ordinary food of the Portuguese," is the backbone of the worker's menu.

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