Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALBERTITE

ALBERTITE Al "bert *ite, n. (Min. )

 

Defn: A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of A.

 

ALBERT WARE

ALBERT WARE Al "bert ware.

 

Defn: A soft ornamental terra-cotta pottery, sold in the biscuit state for decorating.

 

ALBERTYPE

Al "ber *type, n. Etym: [From the name of the inventor, Albert, of Munich. ]

 

Defn: A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

albert

al bert |ˈalbərt ˈælbərt |(also albert chain ) ▶noun Brit. a watch chain with a bar at one end for attaching to a buttonhole. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Prince Albert (see Albert, Prince ).

 

Albert, Carl

Al bert, Carl |ˈalbərt ˈælbərt | (1908 –2000 ), US politician. A Democrat from Oklahoma, he served in the US House of Representatives 1947 –77 and became Speaker of the House in 1971.

 

Albert, Lake

Al bert, Lake |ˈalbərt ˌleɪk ˈælbərt | a lake in the Rift Valley of eastern central Africa, on the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire ) and Uganda. It is linked to Lake Edward by the Semliki River and to the White Nile by the Albert Nile. Also called Mobutu Sese Seko, Lake.

 

Albert, Prince

Al bert, Prince |ˈalbərt ˌprɪns ˈælbərt | (1819 –61 ), consort to Queen Victoria and prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; full name Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel.

 

Alberta

Al ber ta |alˈbərtə ælˈbərdə | a prairie province in western Canada, bounded on the south by the US and on the west by the Rocky Mountains; capital, Edmonton; pop. 3,290,350 (2006 ).

 

Alberta Clipper

Al ber ta Clip per ▶noun Meteorology a fast-moving winter weather system originating in the lee of the Canadian Rockies that typically brings snow, high winds, and cold temperatures across the northern US.

 

Alberti, Leon Battista

Al ber ti, Leon Battista |älˈbertē ɑlˈbərdi | (1404 –72 ), Italian architect, humanist, painter, and art critic. He wrote On Painting (1435 ), which was the first account of the theory of perspective in the Renaissance.

 

Albert Nile

Al bert Nile the upper part of the Nile River that flows through northwestern Uganda between Lake Albert and the Ugandan –Sudanese border.

 

Albertus Magnus, St.

Al ber tus Mag nus, St. |alˈbərtəs ˈmagnəs ˌseɪnt ælˌbərtəs ˈmæɡnəs | ( c. 1200 –80 ), Dominican theologian, philosopher, and scientist; known as Doctor Universalis. A teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas, he was a pioneer in the study of Aristotle. Feast day, November 15.

 

Oxford Dictionary

albert

albert |ˈalbət |(also albert chain ) ▶noun Brit. a watch chain with a bar at one end for attaching to a buttonhole. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Prince Albert (see Albert, Prince ).

 

Albert, Carl

Al bert, Carl |ˈalbərt ˈælbərt | (1908 –2000 ), US politician. A Democrat from Oklahoma, he served in the US House of Representatives 1947 –77 and became Speaker of the House in 1971.

 

Albert, Lake

Albert, Lake |ˈalbət | a lake in the Rift Valley of east central Africa, on the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire ) and Uganda. It is linked to Lake Edward by the Semliki River and to the White Nile by the Albert Nile. African name Mobutu Sese Seko, Lake. ORIGIN named after the Prince Consort by the English explorer Samuel Baker, who in 1864 was the first European to sight it.

 

Albert, Prince

Albert, Prince |ˈalbət | Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel (1819 –61 ), consort to Queen Victoria and prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

 

Alberta

Al |berta |alˈbəːtə | a prairie province in western Canada, bounded on the south by the US and on the west by the Rocky Mountains; capital, Edmonton; pop. 3,290,350 (2006 ). DERIVATIVES Albertan noun & adjective

 

Alberta Clipper

Al ber ta Clip per ▶noun Meteorology a fast-moving winter weather system originating in the lee of the Canadian Rockies that typically brings snow, high winds, and cold temperatures across the northern US.

 

Alberti, Leon Battista

Alberti, Leon Battista |alˈbɛːti, Italian alˈberti | (1404 –72 ), Italian architect, humanist, painter, and art critic. His book On Painting (1435 ) was the first account of the theory of perspective in the Renaissance.

 

Albert Nile

Al ¦bert Nile the upper part of the Nile, flowing through NW Uganda between Lake Albert and the Ugandan –Sudanese border.

 

Albertus Magnus, St

Albertus Magnus, St |alˌbəːtəs ˈmagnəs | ( c. 1200 –80 ), Dominican theologian, philosopher, and scientist; known as Doctor Universalis. A teacher of St Thomas Aquinas, he was a pioneer in the study of Aristotle and contributed significantly to the comparison of Christian theology and pagan philosophy. Feast day, 15 November.

 

Duden Dictionary

Albert

Al bert Eigenname |A lbert |männlicher Vorname

 

Alberta

Al ber ta Eigenname Albertine |Alb e rta |weiblicher Vorname

 

Alberta

Al ber ta Eigenname |Alb e rta auch ɛlˈbøːɐ̯ta |kanadische Provinz

 

Albertina

Al ber ti na Substantiv, feminin , die |Albert i na |die Albertina; Genitiv: der Albertina Sammlung grafischer Kunst in Wien

 

Albertine

Al ber ti ne Eigenname Alberta |Albert i ne |weiblicher Vorname

 

albertinische Linie

al ber ti ni sche Li nie Substantiv, feminin , die |albert i nische L i nie |die albertinische Linie; der albertinischen Linie sächsische Linie der Wettiner

 

Albertinum

Al ber ti num Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Albert i num |das Albertinum; Genitiv: des Albertinums Museum in Dresden

 

Albertus Magnus

Al ber tus Ma g nus Eigenname |Alb e rtus M a gnus |deutscher Theologe, Philosoph und Naturforscher

 

French Dictionary

Alberta

Alberta n. f. nom féminin Abréviation Alb. (s ’écrit avec un point ). Note Technique Les habitants de l ’Alberta sont des Albertains, des Albertaines. Une tradition albertaine.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Albert

Al bert /ǽlbə r t /名詞 1 アルバート 〘男の名; ｟愛称 ｠Al, Bert 〙.2 〘英史 〙アルバート公 〘Prince ～, 1819 --61; Victoria女王の夫 〙.

 

Alberta

Al ber ta /ælbə́ː r tə /名詞 アルバータ 〘カナダ南西部の州; 州都Edmonton; ｟略 ｠Alb. ; 〘郵 〙AB 〙.