Picard

[ pee-kar ]

noun
  1. Charles É·mile [sharl ey-meel], /ʃarl eɪˈmil/, 1856–1941, French mathematician.

  2. Jean [zhahn], /ʒɑ̃/, 1620–82, French astronomer.

Words Nearby Picard

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use Picard in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for Picard

Picard

/ (French pikar) /


noun
  1. Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1620–82, French astronomer. He was the first to make a precise measurement of a longitude line, enabling him to estimate the earth's radius

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012