Gabor

[ gah-bawr, guh-bawr ]

/ ˈgɑ bɔr, gəˈbɔr /

noun

Dennis,1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.

Examples from the Web for gabor

Gabor is a kind of Man Ray, Lily a mélange of Lady Diana Cooper and Nancy Cunard.
French Lesbian Auto-Racer Turns Nazi Spy: Francine Prose’s Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932|Jessica Ferri|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She and her girlfriend Arlette pose for Gabor in a photograph that eventually becomes world famous—and the title of the novel.
French Lesbian Auto-Racer Turns Nazi Spy: Francine Prose’s Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932|Jessica Ferri|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gabor saves her from taking her own life, convincing her to become the target gal in his acclaimed knife-throwing act.
Most Overlooked Romance Films for Valentine’s Day Weekend: ‘True Romance,’ ‘His Girl Friday,’ More|Marlow Stern|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I did comedy sketches of her at ACME, but she was known as ‘The Other Mrs. Gabor’ then.
‘Family Guy’ Star Alex Borstein Is Ready for Her HBO Close-Up|Marlow Stern|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But, as Gabor comes closer to death, the sad story carries with it the strains of a Greek tragedy.
Zsa Zsa's Sordid Final Days|Lorenza Muñoz|May 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A third man, a trooper named Gabor, was in the act of locking the door of the apartment.
The Shadow of the Czar|John R. Carling
Uncle Gabor burst into one of his fearful laughs, while papa lifted up the little urchin, and placed him beside his mother.
Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War|Mr Jkai
That is ours—that is Gabor Aron79—and that the enemy—and now the thunder of heaven.
Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War|Mr Jkai
When peace was agreed upon in September Bethlen Gabor was powerless.
The Thirty Years' War|Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Nikita and Gabor, equally frenzied, joined in the savage work.
The Shadow of the Czar|John R. Carling

British Dictionary definitions for gabor

Gabor

/ (ɡəˈbɔː) /

noun

Dennis. 1900–79, British electrical engineer, born in Hungary. He invented holography: Nobel prize for physics 1971

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Science definitions for gabor