Galton

[ gawl-tn ]

/ ˈgɔl tn /

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noun

Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Galton

Gal·to·ni·an

[gawl-toh-nee-uhn], /gɔlˈtoʊ ni ən/, adjective

Words nearby Galton

galoshes, gal pal, gals., Galsworthy, Galt, Galton, galtonia, galumph, Galuppi, Galuth, galv

How to use Galton in a sentence

Galton’s observation was the first in a long line of scientific and pseudoscientific publications on the birth-order effect.
Does Birth Order Really Determine Personality? Here's What the Research Says|Lynn Berger|April 13, 2021|Time
After Galton and Adler, the idea that family position affects personality has been subjected to many a scientific test.
Does Birth Order Really Determine Personality? Here's What the Research Says|Lynn Berger|April 13, 2021|Time
Galton and Eliot remained, but they, like Darwin, departed unconverted.
Our Crazy Quest for Immortality|Malcolm Jones|May 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Galton first took up the subject of the transmissibility of intellectual gifts in his 'Hereditary Genius' .
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15|Various

This name was proposed by Galton in 1863, and means the opposite of cyclone.
Practical Exercises in Elementary Meteorology|Robert DeCourcy Ward
But Galton's theory was a "Theory of Heredity," and nothing more.
Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume II (of 3)|George John Romanes
A few minutes afterwards Mrs. Galton offered her the treasurership.
Manslaughter|Alice Duer Miller
Galton also draws many of the same conclusions from his theory.
Darwinism (1889)|Alfred Russel Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for Galton

Galton

/ (ˈɡɔːltən) /

noun

Sir Francis. 1822–1911, English explorer and scientist, a cousin of Charles Darwin, noted for his researches in heredity, meteorology, and statistics. He founded the study of eugenics and the theory of anticyclones

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