Blackwell

American  

[blak-wuhl, -wel] / ˈblæk wəl, -ˌwɛl /

noun

1. Antoinette Louisa (Brown), 1825–1921, U.S. clergywoman, abolitionist, and women's-rights activist.

2. Elizabeth, 1821–1910, U.S. physician, born in England: first woman physician in the U.S.

3. Henry Brown, 1825?–1909, U.S. editor, abolitionist, and suffragist, born in England (husband of Lucy Stone).

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Blackwell Scientific  

/ blăck′wĕl′ /

1. British-born American physician who was the first woman doctor in the United States. In 1851 she founded an infirmary for women and children in New York City that her sister Emily Blackwell (1826–1910), also a physician, directed. Emily Blackwell was the first woman doctor to perform major surgeries on a regular basis.

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Example Sentences

Those chips will offer a significant performance boost over even the Grace Blackwell lineup that is currently driving record sales and earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal

The undisputed leaders of the AI race, with a hammerlock on its most important component, the Blackwell processor, contracts with the biggest hyperscalers, and investments in both OpenAI and Anthropic, Nvidia sits at the epicenter of the world’s hottest technology and the markets biggest growth engine.

From Barron's

The analysts anticipate Blackwell Ultra shipments will increase, as well as rack shipments, as Nvidia is on track to ship just under 30,000 racks this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meta will use millions of Nvidia’s Blackwell and Rubin graphics processing units, a reminder that Nvidia is still the leading player in artificial-intelligence processors.

From Barron's

Meta Platforms is expanding its partnership with Nvidia, acquiring millions of Blackwell and Rubin GPUs and CPUs.

From Barron's