Pauli

American  

[paw-lee, pou-lee] / ˈpɔ li, ˈpaʊ li /

noun

1. Wolfgang 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize 1945.

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Pauli British  

/ ˈpaʊlɪ, ˈpɔːlɪ /

noun

1. Wolfgang (ˈvɒlfˌɡæŋ). 1900–58, US physicist, born in Austria. He formulated the exclusion principle (1924) and postulated the existence of the neutrino (1931), later confirmed by Fermi: Nobel prize for physics 1945

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Pauli Scientific  

/ pou′lē /

1. Austrian-born American physicist who in 1924 formulated a principle stating that no two fermions, such as two electrons in an atom, can have identical energy, mass, and angular momentum at the same time. This principle is known as the Pauli Exclusion Principle. He also hypothesized the existence of the neutrino in 1931, which was confirmed in 1956.

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Example Sentences

Eta pointed to the challenges she faces, with Union seven points ahead of St Pauli, who sit in the relegation play-off spot.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

With St Pauli pushing to cut the deficit in stoppage time, Leverkusen hit the visitors on the break and Alejandro Grimaldo guided a lovely pass for Hofmann to score.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

However, they could finish the weekend eight points behind Bayern if the Bavarians win at home to struggling St Pauli on Saturday.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

In the aftermath of the St Pauli game, Bellingham found himself more often than not on the bench - though his decreasing playing time had nothing to do with his dad's confrontation with Kehl.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

A quantum-mechanical law called the Pauli exclusion principle keeps matter from squishing itself into a point.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife