Watson

[ wot-suhn ]

noun
  1. James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.

  2. John "Ian Maclaren", 1850–1907, Scottish clergyman and novelist.

  1. John Broa·dus [braw-duhs], /ˈbrɔ dəs/, 1878–1958, U.S. psychologist.

  2. John Christian, 1867–1941, Australian statesman, born in Chile: prime minister 1904.

  3. Thomas Augustus, 1854–1934, U.S. electrical experimenter, associated with Alexander Graham Bell.

  4. Thomas John, 1874–1956, U.S. industrialist.

  5. Thomas Stur·ges [stur-jis], /ˈstɜr dʒɪs/, "Tom", born 1949, U.S. golfer.

  6. Sir William, 1858–1935, English poet.

  7. a male given name.

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How to use Watson in a sentence

  • Read what he said about William Watson, and see how kind he is.

    Theodore Watts-Dunton | James Douglas
  • Among these writers was the English scientist William Watson, who was not only a most prolific writer but a tireless investigator.

  • Of the writers of love verses William Watson occupied a very high, probably the highest, position during the time of Elizabeth.

  • William Watson condenses his impressions of this majestic sculpture in the following quatrain.

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  • Sir William Watson was the only one to whom the sum was mentioned, and he exclaimed, 'Never bought monarch honor so cheap!'

British Dictionary definitions for Watson

Watson

/ (ˈwɒtsən) /


noun
  1. James Dewey. born 1928, US biologist, whose contribution to the discovery of the helical structure of DNA won him a Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine shared with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins in 1962

  2. John B (roadus). 1878–1958, US psychologist; a leading exponent of behaviourism

  1. John Christian. 1867–1941, Australian statesman, born in Chile: prime minister of Australia (1904)

  2. Russell. born 1973, British tenor; his albums include The Voice (2001) and Encore (2002)

  3. Tom, full name Thomas Sturges Watson. born 1949, US golfer, won eight major titles: the US Masters (1977, 1981), the US Open (1982), and the British Open (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)

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Scientific definitions for Watson

Watson

[ wŏtsən ]


See Note at Rosalind Franklin.
  1. American biologist who, working with Francis Crick, identified the structure of DNA in 1953. By analyzing the patterns cast by x-rays striking DNA molecules, they discovered that DNA has the structure of a double helix, two spirals linked together by bases in ladderlike rungs. For this work Watson and Crick shared with Maurice Wilkins the 1962 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

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