Aston

[as-tuhn]

noun

1. Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.

Aston

/ ˈæstən /

noun

1. Francis William. 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist, who developed the first mass spectrograph, using it to investigate the isotopic structures of elements: Nobel prize for chemistry 1922

Example Sentences

Arne Slot appears at a loss to halt the champions' alarming slide and worse could be on the horizon with the in-form Aston Villa and City to come before next month's international break.

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No fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer club will be allowed to attend its Europa League game against Aston Villa in Birmingham—because of “safety concerns.”

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The local member of Parliament, Pakistan-born Ayoub Khan, gloated: “I welcome the news that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans will not be permitted to watch the match at Aston Villa! Well done to all those that signed our petition!”

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Liverpool's next four games are against Crystal Palace at Anfield in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup, before another home league game against Aston Villa.

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Two-time champion Fernando Alonso was unable to make a late soft tyres run due to a mechanical issue on his Aston Martin and finished 20th, but it was a competitive hour of action.

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