Rabi

American

[rah-bee] / ˈrɑ bi /

noun

Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1944.

Rabi ¹ British

/ ˈrɑːbɪ /

noun

Isidor Isaac . 1898–1988, US physicist, born in Austria, who devised the atomic and molecular beam resonance method of observing atomic spectra. Nobel prize for physics 1944

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rabi ² British

/ ˈrʌbɪ /

noun

(in Pakistan, India, etc) a crop that is harvested at the end of winter Compare kharif

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Etymology

Origin of rabi

Urdu: spring crop, from Arabic rabī` spring

Example Sentences

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The national anthem played as RSP's president Rabi Lamichhane and soon-to-be prime minister Shah stood next to each other, before the parliamentarians were sworn in.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

"Our life has stalled. Nothing is moving anymore," says Rabi Das.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

In the 1930s, physicist Isidor Isaac Rabi, who would go on to the Nobel Prize in Physics, did pioneering work on microwaves that led to the development of airborne radar systems.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

‘Good Luck,’ by L.A. street artist Rabi, was inspired by the duality and contradictions surrounding cats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2024

This was flatly untrue, as Rabi had already informed the hearing board at considerable length.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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