Rabi

American

[rah-bee] / ˈrɑ bi /

noun

Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1944.

Rabi ¹ British

/ ˈrɑːbɪ /

noun

Isidor Isaac . 1898–1988, US physicist, born in Austria, who devised the atomic and molecular beam resonance method of observing atomic spectra. Nobel prize for physics 1944

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rabi ² British

/ ˈrʌbɪ /

noun

(in Pakistan, India, etc) a crop that is harvested at the end of winter Compare kharif

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Etymology

Origin of rabi

Urdu: spring crop, from Arabic rabī` spring

Example Sentences

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The national anthem played as RSP's president Rabi Lamichhane and soon-to-be prime minister Shah stood next to each other, before the parliamentarians were sworn in.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

"Our life has stalled. Nothing is moving anymore," says Rabi Das.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

"Rabi was one of the first to control the quantum states of molecules and was a pioneer of microwave research," said Will.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

Rabi tipped his hat to Michals for capturing and amplifying the dopamine rush a person gets from watching, and re-watching, the perfect cat video on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2024

As Alvarez recollected the meeting, Rabi praised their proposal as just what the doctor ordered.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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