Boyle

[ boil ]

/ bɔɪl /

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noun

Kay, 1903–1993, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.

Robert, 1627–91, English chemist and physicist.

T. Co·ragh·es·san

[kaw rag-uh-suhn], /kɔ ˈræg ə sən/, born 1948, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

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How to use Boyle in a sentence

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General Catalyst’s Katherine Boyle and Peter Boyce are looking for ‘obsessive’ founders|Jordan Crook|December 11, 2020|TechCrunch
Boyle also has a particular expertise in regulated industries and has joined us for previous events to lay out some advice for startups navigating governmental rules.
Join a Q&A with General Catalyst’s Peter Boyce and Katherine Boyle on Tuesday at 4 pm EST/1 pm PST|Jordan Crook|December 3, 2020|TechCrunch
Boyle was previously a business reporter at The Washington Post before joining General Catalyst, which gives her a unique perspective on the entrepreneurial landscape.
Join a Q&A with General Catalyst’s Peter Boyce and Katherine Boyle on Tuesday at 4 pm EST/1 pm PST|Jordan Crook|December 3, 2020|TechCrunch
“City of Margins” In his fifth novel, Boyle again captures the Brooklyn neighborhood where he grew up.
Best thriller and mystery books of 2020|Maureen Corrigan, Richard Lipez|November 19, 2020|Washington Post

Boyle noted there have been only two other audit requests during the governor’s five years in office.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Calls for Audit After Our Reporting on a State Institute That Lobbied for the Timber Industry|by Tony Schick, OPB, and Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive|September 2, 2020|ProPublica
So I begin polishing, Boyle begins to make preliminary drawings, and things are buzzing.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Boyle and I help him back to his desk, where he sits numbly, beyond the help of those who would help him.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And he tells Bob Boyle to start making sketches for the more elaborate sequences.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Federal officials spent Wednesday arresting members of the Boyle Heights-based street gang which has strong ties to La Eme.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs|Seth Ferranti|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just Boyle taking a bullet in the butt, which is funny and serious.
Imagine Andy Samberg as Your Best Man|Kevin Fallon|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to Boyle, a non-luminous and non-reflecting asteroid has crashed into the earth's gravitational field.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
Among the children were the famous Orrery, and the yet more famous Robert Boyle.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
With the aid of Boyle's and Gay-Lussac's laws, this observed volume is then reduced to standard conditions.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The mantle slipped from Miss Boyle's shoulders, showing her pale, shining dress, and the tender curve of her chin and throat.
The Rake's Progress|Marjorie Bowen
Against his own conviction he believed the Earl was indifferent—to Miss Boyle, to everything; but he could not remain content.
The Rake's Progress|Marjorie Bowen

British Dictionary definitions for Boyle

Boyle

/ (bɔɪl) /

noun

Robert . 1627–91, Irish scientist who helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy. He established that air has weight and studied the behaviour of gases; author of The Sceptical Chymist (1661)

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Scientific definitions for Boyle

Boyle

[ boil ]

Robert 1627-1691

English physicist and chemist who is regarded as a founder of modern chemistry. Boyle rejected the traditional theory that all matter was composed of four elements and defined an element as a substance that cannot be reduced to other, simpler substances or produced by combining simpler substances. Boyle also conducted important physics experiments with Robert Hooke that led to the development of Boyle's law.