New American Oxford Dictionary

Russell, Bertrand

Rus sell, Bertrand |ˈrəsəl ˈrəsəl |, 3rd Earl Russell (1872 –1970 ), British philosopher, mathematician, and social reformer; full name Bertrand Arthur William Russell. In Principia Mathematica (1910 –13 ) he and A. N. Whitehead attempted to express all of mathematics in formal logic terms. He expounded logical atomism in Our Knowledge of the External World (1914 ) and neutral monism in The Analysis of Mind (1921 ). Nobel Prize for Literature (1950 ).

 

Russell, Bill

Rus sell, Bill |ˈrəsəl ˈrəsəl | (1934 –), US basketball player and coach; full name William Felton Russell. A center, he played for the Boston Celtics 1956 –69 and also coached them from 1966, becoming the first African-American head coach in the NBA. He coached the Seattle Supersonics 1973 –77 and the Sacramento Kings 1987 –88. Basketball Hall of Fame (1974 ).

 

Russell, George William

Rus |sell |ˈrʌs (ə )l | (1867 –1935 ), Irish poet and journalist. After the performance of his poetic drama Deirdre (1902 ) Russell became a leading figure in the Irish literary revival.

 

Russell, Henry Norris

Rus |sell |ˈrʌs (ə )l | (1877 –1957 ), American astronomer. He worked mainly in astrophysics and spectroscopy, and is best known for his independent discovery of the relationship between stellar magnitude and spectral type, which he represented diagrammatically. See Hertzsprung –Russell diagram.

 

Russell, John

Rus sell, John |ˈrəsəl ˈrəsəl |, 1st Earl Russell (1792 –1878 ), British statesman; prime minister 1846 –52 and 1865 –66.

 

Russell, Ken

Rus sell, Ken |ˈrəsəl ˈrəsəl | (1927 –), English movie director; born Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell. Characterized by extravagant and extreme imagery, his movies, such as Women in Love (1969 ), have often attracted controversy for their depiction of sex and violence.

 

Russell's paradox

Rus sell's par a dox a logical paradox stated in terms of set theory, concerning the set of all sets that do not contain themselves as members, namely that the condition for it to contain itself is that it should not contain itself. ORIGIN 1920s: named after Bertrand Russell (see Russell, Bertrand ).

 

Russell's viper

Rus sell's vi per ▶noun a large venomous Asian snake that has a yellow-brown body with black markings. [Daboia (or Vipera ) russelli, family Viperidae. ] ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Patrick Russell (1727 –1805 ), Scottish physician and naturalist.

 

Russellville

Rus sell ville |ˈrəsəlˌvil ˈrəslˈvɪl | a city in central Arkansas, on the northern shore of the Arkansas River, northwest of Little Rock; pop. 27,602 (est. 2008 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Russell, Bertrand

Rus |sell |ˈrʌs (ə )l |, 3rd Earl Russell (1872 –1970 ), British philosopher, mathematician, and social reformer; full name Bertrand Arthur William Russell. In Principia Mathematica (1910 –13 ) he and A. N. Whitehead attempted to express all of mathematics in formal logic terms. He expounded logical atomism in Our Knowledge of the External World (1914 ) and neutral monism in The Analysis of Mind (1921 ). A conscientious objector during the First World War, he also campaigned for women's suffrage and against nuclear arms. Nobel Prize for Literature (1950 ).

 

Russell, Bill

Rus sell, Bill |ˈrəsəl ˈrəsəl | (1934 –), US basketball player and coach; full name William Felton Russell. A center, he played for the Boston Celtics 1956 –69 and also coached them from 1966, becoming the first African-American head coach in the NBA. He coached the Seattle Supersonics 1973 –77 and the Sacramento Kings 1987 –88. Basketball Hall of Fame (1974 ).

 

Russell, George William

Rus |sell |ˈrʌs (ə )l | (1867 –1935 ), Irish poet and journalist. After the performance of his poetic drama Deirdre (1902 ) Russell became a leading figure in the Irish literary revival.

 

Russell, Henry Norris

Rus |sell |ˈrʌs (ə )l | (1877 –1957 ), American astronomer. He worked mainly in astrophysics and spectroscopy, and is best known for his independent discovery of the relationship between stellar magnitude and spectral type, which he represented diagrammatically. See Hertzsprung –Russell diagram.

 

Russell, John

Rus |sell |ˈrʌs (ə )l |, 1st Earl Russell (1792 –1878 ), British Whig statesman, Prime Minister 1846 –52 and 1865 –6. He was responsible for introducing the Reform Bill of 1832 into Parliament and resigned his second premiership when his attempt to extend the franchise further was unsuccessful.

 

Russell, Ken

Rus |sell |ˈrʌs (ə )l | (b.1927 ), English film director; full name Ken born Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell Russell. Characterized by extravagant and extreme imagery, his films, for example Women in Love (1969 ), have often attracted controversy for their depiction of sex and violence.

 

Russell's paradox

Russell's para |dox ▶noun a logical paradox stated in terms of set theory, concerning the set of all sets that do not contain themselves as members, namely that the condition for it to contain itself is that it should not contain itself. ORIGIN 1920s: named after Russell, Bertrand .

 

Russell's viper

Russell's viper ▶noun a large venomous Asian snake which has a yellow-brown body with black markings. ●Daboia (or Vipera ) russelli, family Viperidae. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Patrick Russell (1727 –1805 ), Scottish physician and naturalist.

 

Russellville

Rus sell ville |ˈrəsəlˌvil ˈrəslˈvɪl | a city in central Arkansas, on the northern shore of the Arkansas River, northwest of Little Rock; pop. 27,602 (est. 2008 ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Russell

Rus sell /rʌ́s (ə )l /名詞 ラッセル 〘a Bertrand /bə́ː r tr (ə )nd / ～, 1872 --1970; 英国の哲学者 数学者.b Lord John ～, 1792 --1878; 英国の政治家 首相 (1846 --52, 1865 --66 )〙.