Lemaître

[luh-me-tr^uh]

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.

Lemaître

/ ləmɛtr /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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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.

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"They are two good signings who will complete our forward pack for many years," Toulon club president Bernard Lemaitre told the AFP news agency.

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"They respond to the profiles we're looking for in our recruitment," added Lemaitre.

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