Aston

American  

[as-tuhn] / ˈæs tən /

noun

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

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Aston British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

Aston Villa beat Freiburg 3-0 last week to lift the Europa League trophy, while Crystal Palace won the Conference League on Wednesday with a 1-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Aston Villa, with revenues of £392m, up against Bundesliga club Freiburg's £141m - just over a third of the Premier League club.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Unlike Europa League winners Aston Villa, who admittedly exited both domestic cups earlier than Newcastle, Howe's men struggled with the challenge of fighting on multiple fronts for so much of the season.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Guardiola's final game in charge was Sunday's 2-1 home defeat by Aston Villa, a match in which the Spaniard broke down in tears.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

They rang for Dr. Hugh Hodge’s little daughter, for Peter Aston, for John Weyman, for Mary Shewell, and for a boy named McNair.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy