Blackwell

American  

[blak-wuhl, -wel] / ˈblæk wəl, -ˌwɛl /

noun

1. Antoinette Louisa (Brown), 1825–1921, U.S. clergywoman, abolitionist, and women's-rights activist.

2. Elizabeth, 1821–1910, U.S. physician, born in England: first woman physician in the U.S.

3. Henry Brown, 1825?–1909, U.S. editor, abolitionist, and suffragist, born in England (husband of Lucy Stone).

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Blackwell Scientific  

/ blăck′wĕl′ /

1. British-born American physician who was the first woman doctor in the United States. In 1851 she founded an infirmary for women and children in New York City that her sister Emily Blackwell (1826–1910), also a physician, directed. Emily Blackwell was the first woman doctor to perform major surgeries on a regular basis.

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Example Sentences

Liam "Gatsby" Blackwell, also from the Essex-based ITV show, wrote "miss you already brother," while Ex on the Beach's Brandon Myers said: "Lost for words bro. Amazing memories with you mate."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Investors anticipate Big Tech earnings, hoping for increased capital expenditure and news of AI models using Blackwell hardware.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Renting one of Nvidia’s most-advanced Blackwell generation of chips for one hour costs $4.08, up 48% from the $2.75 it cost two months ago, according to the Ornn Compute Price Index.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Vera Rubin AI servers are set to be 3.3 times faster than the current top-of-the-range Blackwell Ultra equivalent.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

In 1898, in what must have been a supremely satisfying event for Buck Duke, ATC acquired the Blackwell Durham Tobacco Company, makers of Bull Durham.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson