Calvin

American  

[kal-vin] / ˈkæl vɪn /

noun

1. John Jean Chauvin or Caulvin, 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.

2. Melvin, 1911–97, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1961.

3. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “bald.”

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Calvin British  

/ ˈkælvɪn /

noun

1. John, original name Jean Cauvin, Caulvin, or Chauvin. 1509–64, French theologian: a leader of the Protestant Reformation in France and Switzerland, establishing the first presbyterian government in Geneva. His theological system is described in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536)

2. Melvin. 1911–97, US chemist, noted particularly for his research on photosynthesis: Nobel prize for chemistry 1961

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Calvin Scientific  

/ kăl′vĭn /

1. American chemist who won a Nobel Prize in 1961 for determining the chemical reactions that occur during photosynthesis. This series of reactions is now known as the Calvin cycle.

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Example Sentences

Calvin Wheeler, the college’s board chair, said the agreement with Vanderbilt is the best move for the school “given our financial challenges.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Lululemon is in the middle of an identity crisis and last month said its CEO, Calvin McDonald, will step down in January.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gagrani points to earlier research by Smith and colleagues on the Calvin cycle, the series of reactions in photosynthesis that converts carbon dioxide into glucose.

From Science Daily

Lululemon is in the midst of an identity crisis and earlier this month said that its CEO, Calvin McDonald, will step down in January.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s a vacancy in the role, too, after Lululemon said last week that CEO Calvin McDonald will be stepping down on Jan. 31.

From Barron's