hawking

[ haw-king ]

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noun

the sport of hunting with hawks or other birds of prey; falconry.

Origin of hawking

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at hawk¹, -ing¹

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Other definitions for Hawking (2 of 2)

Hawking

[ haw-king ]

noun

Stephen William, 1942–2018, English mathematician and theoretical physicist.

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How to use hawking in a sentence

In terms of hawking’s original calculations, so far so good.
The Most Famous Paradox in Physics Nears Its End | George Musser | October 29, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
First, the sudden shift signaled the onset of new physics not covered by hawking’s calculation.
The Most Famous Paradox in Physics Nears Its End | George Musser | October 29, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
“It was Stephen hawking and five other Nobel laureates,” Krauss recalled.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking | M.L. Nestel | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
hawking, of course, came to global fame with his book A Brief History of Time.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius? | Clive Irving | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Perhaps, like hawking searching for his elegant equation, filmmakers will never find the answer.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius? | Clive Irving | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

This was in 1964, and hawking is now 72, and still rattling the cosmos.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius? | Clive Irving | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Of the three films, the most English by far is the hawking story.
Why Can’t Movies Capture Genius? | Clive Irving | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
For those who preferred hawking choice falcons had been brought from Holland.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
One almost expects to see some baronial hawking party, or some bridal procession issue from its recesses.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II | Various
A fortnight before the first swallow the large bats were hawking up and down the road in the evenings.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard Jefferies
The chief pleasures were those of the chase,--hunting and hawking,--and intemperate feasts.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John Lord
But Perry was fond of hawks, and much regretted that the days were gone by when hawking was a favourite pastime.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys | Lewis Hough

British Dictionary definitions for hawking (1 of 2)

hawking

/ (ˈhɔːkɪŋ) /

noun

another name for falconry

British Dictionary definitions for Hawking (2 of 2)

Hawking

/ (ˈhɔːkɪŋ) /

noun

Stephen William. Born 1942, British physicist. Stricken with a progressive nervous disease since the 1960s, he has nevertheless been a leader in cosmological theory. His publications intended for a wide audience include A Brief History of Time (1987) and The Grand Design (2010)

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Scientific definitions for Hawking

Hawking

[ hô′kĭng ]

British physicist noted for his study of black holes and the origin of the universe, especially the big bang theory. His work has provided much of the mathematical basis for scientific explanations of the physical properties of black holes.

biography For Hawking

The world-renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking needs little introduction to those familiar with the bespectacled man who uses a wheelchair and lectures around the world with the aid of a computerized speech synthesizer. The condition that has left him all but totally paralyzed, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is usually fatal within a few years; but Hawking has beaten the odds by living with the disease for all his adult life, since its onset when he was a 20-year-old college student. Hawking's story is a testament to a determined person's ability to overcome unexpected adversity-his career in fact did not take off until after the disease had been diagnosed. Hawking partly credits the disease for giving him a sense of purpose and the ability to enjoy life. His academic position at Oxford is a chaired professorship in mathematics that was also held by Isaac Newton, in 1669. He originally set out to study mathematics, but it is for his discoveries in physics that he is best known. With his collaborator Roger Penrose, he theorized that Einstein's Theory of General Relativity predicts that space and time have a definite origin and conclusion, providing mathematical support for the Big Bang theory. This led to further attempts to unify General Relativity with quantum theory, one consequence of which is the intriguing view that black holes are not entirely black, as originally thought, but emit radiation and should eventually evaporate and disappear.

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