Saussure
Fer·di·nand de [French fer-dee-nahnduh], /French fɛr diˈnɑ̃ də/, 1857–1913, Swiss linguist.
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Saussure made similar experiments, and observed that the quantity of water exhaled by a sunflower amounted to about 220 lb.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonSaussure has also observed that the quantity of ash diminishes in certain plants when the seed has ripened.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonA substance noticed by Saussure in starch-paste, when long kept.
De Saussure suffered considerably, and a raging thirst added to his discomfort.
An Impromptu Ascent of Mont Blanc | W. H. Le MesurierHere, as in a hundred other places, I sought in the fog for the vesicles of De Saussure, but failed to find them.
Hours of Exercise in the Alps | John Tyndall
British Dictionary definitions for Saussure
/ (French sosyr) /
Ferdinand de (fɛrdinɑ̃ də). 1857–1913, Swiss linguist. He pioneered structuralism in linguistics and the separation of scientific language description from historical philological studies
Derived forms of Saussure
- Saussurean, adjective, noun
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