Adrian

American  

[ey-dree-uhn] / ˈeɪ dri ən /

noun

1. Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.

2. (Gilbert), 1903–59, U.S. fashion and costume designer.

3. Hadrian.

4. a city in southeastern Michigan.

5. a first name: from a Latin word meaning “from Hadria,” an ancient city in northern Italy.

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Adrian British  

/ ˈeɪdrɪən /

noun

1. Edgar Douglas, Baron Adrian. 1889–1977, English physiologist, noted particularly for his research into the function of neurons: shared with Sherrington the Nobel prize for physiology and medicine 1932

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Example Sentences

Adrian Sauer, a graduate student from the group visiting Kyushu University on exchange and the paper's second author, brought the team's attention to a material long studied there, leading to the collaboration.

From Science Daily

Founding director Adrian Armstrong agrees it's great for Manchester to be getting these major international events, but at the same time he says: "I'm not sure that that so-called resurgence ever went away from Manchester".

From BBC

With the help of Adrian Gonzales at Elevate in Albuquerque, I improved my speed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mid Ulster Council's Chief Executive Adrian McCreesh said it was "extremely disappointing" that development was being hindered.

From BBC

Adrian Day’s Global Analyst Investment Consultants International External link March 14: Higher oil prices can hurt gold prices in two ways.

From Barron's