Lawrence

American  

[lawr-uhns, lor-] / ˈlɔr əns, ˈlɒr- /

noun

1. D(avid) H(erbert), 1885–1930, English novelist.

2. Ernest O(rlando), 1901–58, U.S. physicist: inventor of the cyclotron; Nobel Prize 1939.

3. Gertrude, 1901?–52, English actress.

4. Jacob, 1917–2000, U.S. painter and educator.

5. James, 1781–1813, U.S. naval officer in the War of 1812.

6. Latin Laurentius.  Saint. Also died a.d. 258?, early church martyr.

7. Sir Thomas, 1769–1830, English painter.

8. T(homas) E(dward) T. E. ShawLawrence of Arabia, 1888–1935, English archaeologist, adventurer, soldier, and writer.

9. a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Merrimack River.

10. a city in E Kansas, on the Kansas River.

11. a town in central Indiana.

12. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “a man of Laurentum.”

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Lawrence British  

/ ˈlɒrəns /

noun

1. Saint. died 258 _ad , Roman martyr: according to tradition he was roasted to death on a gridiron. Feast day: Aug 10

2. D ( avid ) H ( erbert ). 1885–1930, British novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Many of his works deal with the destructiveness of modern industrial society, contrasted with the beauty of nature and instinct, esp the sexual impulse. His novels include Sons and Lovers (1913), The Rainbow (1915), Women in Love (1920), and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928)

3. Ernest Orlando. 1901–58, US physicist, who invented the cyclotron (1931): Nobel prize for physics 1939

4. Gertrude. 1898–1952, British actress, noted esp for her roles in comedies such as Noël Coward's Private Lives (1930)

5. Sir Thomas. 1769–1830, British portrait painter

6. T ( homas ) E ( dward ), known as Lawrence of Arabia. 1888–1935, British soldier and writer. He took a major part in the Arab revolt against the Turks (1916–18), proving himself an outstanding guerrilla leader. He described his experiences in The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926)

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Lawrence Scientific  

/ lôr′əns /

1. American physicist who in 1929 built the first cyclotron, which he used to study the structure of the atom, transmute elements, and produce artificial radiation. His work laid the foundation for the development of the atomic bomb.

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Example Sentences

The lower mortgage rate “is helping on the affordability,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, adding that rising incomes also lifted sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"They don't want to be dictated to, they want to maximise their revenues," said Lawrence Haar, a lecturer in finance at the University of Brighton in England.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

George Gascón hired special prosecutor Lawrence Middleton to re-examine a number of Lacey’s decisions in a number of fatal police shootings, including the Proctor case.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Speaking in the House of Lords on Wednesday, Baroness Lawrence, the mother of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, shared her condolences with the Nowak family.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Then the death of his son, Lawrence, to whom he was devoted, made further living seem pointless.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton