Barnard

[bahr-nahrd, -nerd, bahr-nerd]

noun

1. Christiaan N(eethling) 1922–2001, South African surgeon: performed first successful human-heart transplant 1967.

2. Edward Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. astronomer.

3. Frederick Augustus Porter, 1809–89, U.S. educator and advocate of higher education for women: president of Columbia University 1864–89.

4. George Gray, 1863–1938, U.S. sculptor.

5. Henry, 1811–1900, U.S. educator.

6. a first name.

Barnard

/ ˈbɑːnɑːd /

noun

1. Christiaan ( Neethling ). 1923–2001, South African surgeon, who performed the first human heart transplant (1967)

2. Edward Emerson . 1857–1923, US astronomer: noted for his discovery of the fifth satellite of Jupiter and his discovery of comets, nebulae, and a red dwarf (1916)

Barnard

1. South African surgeon who performed the first successful human heart transplant in 1967.

Example Sentences

Barnard tells clients in a note that strong investment returns are helping L1, and he raises his medium-term growth assumptions to 4.0% from 2.5%.

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In 1916, astronomer E. E. Barnard discovered a star so interesting that astronomers have been studying it for over a century.

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Barnard’s star, named after the astronomer, is a red dwarf floating in our Solar System’s neighbourhood.

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After carefully observing and studying the data from the instrument for more than 3 years, the team found solid evidence of four exoplanets around Barnard's star.

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Yunseo Chung, a legal permanent resident, attended a sit-in at Barnard College over Gaza.

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