Wegener

[vey-guh-nuhr]

noun

1. Alfred Lothar 1880–1930, German meteorologist and geophysicist: originated theory of continental drift.

Wegener

/ ˈveːɡənər /

noun

1. Alfred (ˈalfreːt). 1880–1930, German meteorologist: regarded as the originator of the theory of continental drift

Wegener

1. German physicist, meteorologist, and explorer who introduced the theory of continental drift in 1915. His hypothesis was controversial and remained so until the 1960s, when new scientific understanding of the structure of the ocean floors provided evidence that his theory was correct.

Example Sentences

A team led by the Alfred Wegener Institute puts forward a possible explanation for the rise in global mean temperature: our planet has become less reflective because certain types of clouds have declined.

From Science Daily

Norman Wegener, a prosecutor assigned to the San Fernando Valley, submitted a claim for damages alleging that he, too, experienced workplace retaliation — and that his emails were read without his knowledge.

From Los Angeles Times

Based on the scientific data currently available, the image is deceptive, as an international team led by the Alfred Wegener Institute has shown in a recently released study.

From Science Daily

An international research team led by the Alfred Wegener Institute and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory have now used sediments taken from the South Pacific to reconstruct the flow speed in the last 5.3 million years.

From Science Daily

According to measurements conducted by the Alfred Wegener Institute, the thickness of the glacier has decreased by more than 160 metres since 1998.

From Science Daily