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fleming

N ชาว เบลเยียม ที่ ใช้ ภาษา  Flemish

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FLEMING

n.A native of Flanders, or the Low Countries in Europe.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FLEMING

FLEMING Flem "ing, n.

 

Defn: A native or inhabitant of Flanders.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Fleming

Flem ing |ˈflɛmɪŋ | noun 1 a native of Flanders. 2 a member of the Flemish-speaking people inhabiting northern and western Belgium. Compare with Walloon. ORIGIN late Old English Flæmingi, from Old Norse, reinforced by Middle Dutch Vlāming, related to Vlaanderen Flanders.

 

Fleming, Ian

Flem ing, Ian |ˈflɛmɪŋ ˈflemiNG | (1908 –64 ), English novelist; full name Ian Lancaster Fleming. He is known for his spy novels whose hero is the secret agent James Bond. Many of these James Bond stories were made into movies.

 

Fleming, Peggy

Flem ing, Peggy |ˈflemiNG ˈflɛmɪŋ | (1948 –), US figure skater. She was world champion 1966 –68 and won an Olympic gold medal in 1968.

 

Fleming, Renée

Flem ing, Renée |ˈflemiNG ˈflɛmɪŋ | (1959 –), US opera singer. She made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 1991 and is known for her interpretation of the bel canto repertory and for her enthusiasm for contemporary operas.

 

Fleming, Sir Alexander

Flem ing, Sir Alexander |ˈflemiNG ˈflɛmɪŋ | (1881 –1955 ), Scottish bacteriologist. In 1928, Fleming discovered the effect of penicillin on bacteria. Twelve years later, Howard Florey and Ernst Chain established its therapeutic use as an antibiotic. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1945 ), shared with Florey and Chain.

 

Fleming, Sir John Ambrose

Fleming, Sir John Ambrose |ˈflɛmɪŋ | (1849 –1945 ), English electrical engineer, chiefly remembered for his invention of the thermionic valve (1900 ).

 

Fleming's left-hand rule

Flem ing's left-hand rule Physics a mnemonic concerning the behavior of a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field, according to which the directions of the magnetic field, the current, and the force exerted on the conductor are indicated respectively by the first finger, second finger, and thumb of the left hand when these are held out perpendicular to each other. ORIGIN 1920s: proposed by English engineer John Ambrose Fleming (1849 –1945 ).

 

Fleming's right-hand rule

Flem ing's right-hand rule Physics a mnemonic concerning the behavior of a conductor moving in a magnetic field, according to which the directions of the magnetic field, the induced current, and the motion of the conductor are indicated respectively by the first finger, second finger, and thumb of the right hand when these are held out perpendicular to each other.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Fleming

Fleming |ˈflɛmɪŋ | noun 1 a native of Flanders. 2 a member of the Flemish-speaking people inhabiting northern and western Belgium. Compare with Walloon. ORIGIN late Old English Flæmingi, from Old Norse, reinforced by Middle Dutch Vlāming, related to Vlaanderen Flanders .

 

Fleming, Ian

Fleming, Ian |ˈflɛmɪŋ | (1908 –64 ), English novelist; full name Ian Lancaster Fleming. He is known for his spy novels whose hero is the secret agent James Bond.

 

Fleming, Peggy

Flem ing, Peggy |ˈflemiNG ˈflɛmɪŋ | (1948 –), US figure skater. She was world champion 1966 –68 and won an Olympic gold medal in 1968.

 

Fleming, Renée

Flem ing, Renée |ˈflemiNG ˈflɛmɪŋ | (1959 –), US opera singer. She made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 1991 and is known for her interpretation of the bel canto repertory and for her enthusiasm for contemporary operas.

 

Fleming, Sir Alexander

Fleming, Sir Alexander |ˈflɛmɪŋ | (1881 –1955 ), Scottish bacteriologist. In 1928, Fleming discovered the effect of penicillin on bacteria. Twelve years later Howard Florey and Ernst Chain established its therapeutic use as an antibiotic. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1945, shared with Florey and Chain ).

 

Fleming, Sir John Ambrose

Fleming, Sir John Ambrose |ˈflɛmɪŋ | (1849 –1945 ), English electrical engineer, chiefly remembered for his invention of the thermionic valve (1900 ).

 

Fleming's left-hand rule

Fleming's left-hand rule noun Physics a mnemonic concerning the behaviour of a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field, according to which the directions of the magnetic field, the current, and the force exerted on the conductor are indicated respectively by the first finger, second finger, and thumb of the left hand when these are held out perpendicular to each other. ORIGIN 1920s: proposed by J. A. Fleming (see Fleming, Sir John Ambrose ).

 

Fleming's right-hand rule

Fleming's right-hand rule noun Physics a mnemonic concerning the behaviour of a conductor moving in a magnetic field, according to which the directions of the magnetic field, the induced current, and the motion of the conductor are indicated respectively by the first finger, second finger, and thumb of the right hand when these are held out perpendicular to each other.

 

Duden Dictionary

Fleming

Fle ming Eigenname |Fl e ming |deutscher Dichter

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Fleming

Flem ing /flémɪŋ /名詞 フレミング a Ian (Lancaster ) , 1908 --64; 英国の小説家; James Bond登場のスパイ小説の作者.b Sir Alexander , 1881 --1955; スコットランドの細菌学者; ペニシリンを発見 〙.