Baird

/ (bɛəd) /

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Definition of Baird

noun

John Logie (ˈləʊɡɪ). 1888–1946, Scottish engineer: inventor of a 240-line mechanically scanned system of television, replaced in 1935 by a 405-line electrically scanned system

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Words nearby Baird

báinín, bainite, bain-marie, Bainqen Lama, Bairam, Baird, Baird Mountains, baire, bairn, Bairnsfather, Ba. Is.

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How to use Baird in a sentence

Her friends Phyllis Cunningham, 75, and Eva-Lee Baird, 74, stood with her.
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“There are a lot of companies playing safe at the moment,” Baird said.
The Movie ‘Filth’ Is Fun!|Nico Hines|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As I staggered out of the screening, the director, Jon S. Baird, was waiting for me at the Soho Hotel in Central London.
The Movie ‘Filth’ Is Fun!|Nico Hines|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By then Baird had been working on the project for three years.
The Movie ‘Filth’ Is Fun!|Nico Hines|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“There were many times when we felt like this wasn't going to happen at all,” Baird explains.
Venus & Serena Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before|Nicholas McCarvel|May 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was Lady Baird's birthday feast to which we had been bidden, and we had done our best to honour the occasion.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
Lady Baird has sent the veil, and a wonderful diamond thistle to pin it on,—a jewel fit for a princess!
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
Baird, in the original description, gives "near Fort Massachusetts" as the type locality for this subspecies.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii|Henry W. Setzer
People always said of John Baird that he was a brilliant man and that a great career lay before him.
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim|Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mrs. Baird went to the south of France with her child and nurse and a party of friends, and remained there for a year.
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim|Frances Hodgson Burnett