Bloch

American  

[blok] / blɒk /

noun

1. Ernest, 1880–1959, Swiss composer, in the U.S. after 1916.

2. Felix, 1905–83, Swiss physicist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize 1952.

3. Konrad E., 1912–2000, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1964.

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Bloch British  

/ blɒk /

noun

1. Ernest . 1880–1959, US composer, born in Switzerland, who found inspiration in Jewish liturgical and folk music: his works include the symphonies Israel (1916) and America (1926)

2. Felix . 1905–83, US physicist, born in Switzerland: Nobel prize for physics (1952) for his work on the magnetic moments of atomic particles

3. Konrad Emil . 1912–2000, US biochemist, born in Germany: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1964 for his work on fatty-acid metabolism

4. Marc . 1886–1944, French historian and Resistance fighter; author of Feudal Society (1935) and Strange Defeat (1940), an essay on the fall of France: killed by the Nazis

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Example Sentences

“It’s a master class in public relations,” said Andrew Bloch, who runs London-based PR consultancy Andrew Bloch & Associates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In 2017, a now-retired Washington, D.C., police sergeant, Jeff Bloch, aka “Speedycop,” showed off his 24 Hours of Lemons racing cars for photographer April Greer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Hooded vultures and the white-backed vultures are, according to Mr Bloch, the species most at risk currently.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

In a new book, Shade, Sam Bloch makes the case for rethinking our relationship with this “forgotten natural resource.”

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

I’m trying out some good old-fashioned Bloch pointe shoes this time.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day