Boyle

[boil]

noun

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

2. Robert, 1627–91, English chemist and physicist.

3. T. Coraghessan born 1948, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

Boyle

/ bɔɪl /

noun

1. 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)

Boyle

1. 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.

Example Sentences

Homeboy is already “the largest gang intervention rehab reentry program on the planet,” Boyle said, with 500 trainees at a time working with 300 staff members, most of whom have completed the rehabilitation program themselves.

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One woman was killed and three others seriously injured Sunday afternoon in a car accident in Boyle Heights.

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Born in the Northern California city of Colusa to Mexican immigrants, Jaramillo and his family moved to Boyle Heights when he was young.

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Boyle said his ambition was "for as many people as possible to experience the variety and vitality of this wonderful site, especially those on their first visit".

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The Boyle Heights resident says the gallery’s location, on the outskirts of downtown near East 21st Street, has brought new life to the commercial area.

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