Lemaître

American  

[luh-me-tr^uh] / ləˈmɛ trə /

noun

1. Francois Élie Jules 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.

2. Abbé Georges Édouard 1894–1966, Belgian astrophysicist and priest: formulated big-bang theory.

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Lemaître British  

/ ləmɛtr /

noun

1. Abbé Georges ( Édouard ) (ʒɔrʒ). 1894–1966, Belgian astronomer and priest, who first proposed the big-bang theory of the universe (1927)

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Example Sentences

The simplest hypothesis is that it is the energy of empty space itself, in which case it would be unchanging in time, a notion that goes back to Einstein, Lemaitre, de Sitter, and others in the early part of the last century.

From Science Daily

In a statement, the club said Ruben Martinez, Clement Lemaitre and Carl Martin had also left their positions at the club, while men's under-21 head coach Tonda Eckert will take over on an interim basis.

From BBC

Belgian cosmologist and Catholic priest Georges Lemaitre made that connection by realizing that the theory of general relativity described an expanding universe.

From Salon

Lemaitre was the first to argue that the expansion must have begun during the big bang.

From Salon

When France's Christophe Lemaitre became the first white man to break 10 seconds for 100m in 2010, he made global headlines for the colour of his skin.

From BBC