Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WERNERIAN

a.Pertaining to Werner, the German mineralogist, who arranged minerals in classes, etc. according to their external characters.

 

WERNERITE

n.A mineral, regarded by Werener as a subspecies of scapolite; called foliated scapolite. It is named from that distinguished mineralogist, Werner. It is found massive, and crystalized in octahedral prisms with four sided pyramidical terminations, disseminated in rocks or grayish or red feldspar. It is imperfectly lamellar, of a greenish, grayish, or olive green color, with a pearly or resinous luster. It is softer than feldspar, and melts into a white enamel.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WERN

Wern, v. t. Etym: [See 1st Warn. ]

 

Defn: To refuse. [Obs. ] He is too great a niggard that will wern A man to light a candle at his lantern. Chaucer.

 

WERNERIAN

WERNERIAN Wer *ne "ri *an, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to A. G. Werner, The German mineralogist and geologist, who classified minerals according to their external characters, and advocated the theory that the strata of the earth's crust were formed by depositions from water; designating, or according to, Werner's system.

 

WERNERITE

Wer "ner *ite, n. Etym: [See Wernerian. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: The common grayish or white variety of soapolite.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Werner, Abraham Gottlob

Werner, Abraham Gottlob |ˈvɛːnə, German ˈvɛrnɐ | (1749 –1817 ), German geologist. He was the chief exponent of the theory of Neptunism, eventually shown to be incorrect, and attempted to establish a universal stratigraphic sequence.

 

Werner, Alfred

Wer ner, Alfred |ˈvernər ˈwərnər | (1866 –1919 ), Swiss chemist, born in France. He showed that stereochemistry was general to the whole of chemistry and was a pioneer in the study of coordination compounds. Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1913 ).

 

Werner's syndrome

Wer ner's syn drome |ˈwərnərz ˈwərnərz ˌsɪndroʊm | ▶noun Medicine a rare hereditary syndrome causing rapid premature aging, susceptibility to cancer, and other disorders. ORIGIN 1930s: named after Carl O. Werner (1879 –1936 ), German physician.

 

Wernicke's area

Wer nick e's ar e a |ˈve (ə )rnikēz, -kəz ˈwərnɪkəz ˌɛriə | ▶noun Anatomy a region of the brain concerned with the comprehension of language, located in the cortex of the dominant temporal lobe. Damage in this area causes Wernicke's aphasia, characterized by superficially fluent, grammatical speech but an inability to use or understand more than the most basic nouns and verbs. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Karl Wernicke (1848 –1905 ), German neuropsychiatrist.

 

Wernicke's encephalopathy

Wer nick e's en ceph a lop a thy (also Wernicke's syndrome ) ▶noun Medicine a neurological disorder caused by thiamine deficiency, typically from chronic alcoholism or persistent vomiting, and marked by mental confusion, abnormal eye movements, and unsteady gait. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after K. Wernicke (see Wernicke's area ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Werner, Abraham Gottlob

Werner, Abraham Gottlob |ˈvɛːnə, German ˈvɛrnɐ | (1749 –1817 ), German geologist. He was the chief exponent of the theory of Neptunism, eventually shown to be incorrect, and attempted to establish a universal stratigraphic sequence.

 

Werner, Alfred

Werner, Alfred |ˈvɛːnə, French vɛʀnɛʀ | (1866 –1919 ), French-born Swiss chemist. He showed that stereochemistry was general to the whole of chemistry and was a pioneer in the study of coordination compounds. Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1913 ).

 

Werner's syndrome

Werner's syndrome |ˈwəːnəz, ˈvɛː -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a rare hereditary syndrome causing rapid premature ageing, susceptibility to cancer, and other disorders. ORIGIN 1930s: named after Carl O. Werner (1879 –1936 ), German physician.

 

Wernicke's area

Wernicke's area |ˈwəːnɪkəz, ˈvɛː -| ▶noun Anatomy a region of the brain concerned with the comprehension of language, located in the cortex of the dominant temporal lobe. Damage in this area causes Wernicke's aphasia, characterized by superficially fluent, grammatical speech but an inability to use or understand more than the most basic nouns and verbs. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Karl Wernicke (1848 –1905 ), German neuropsychiatrist.

 

Wernicke's encephalopathy

Wernicke's encephalopathy (also Wernicke's syndrome ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a neurological disorder caused by thiamine deficiency, typically from chronic alcoholism or persistent vomiting, and marked by mental confusion, abnormal eye movements, and unsteady gait. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Karl Wernicke (see Wernicke's area ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Werner

Wer ner Eigenname Wernher |W e rner |männlicher Vorname

 

Wernhard

Wern hard Eigenname |W e rnhard |männlicher Vorname

 

Wernher

Wern her Eigenname älter Werner |W e rnher |männlicher Vorname