Marconi

[ mahr-koh-nee; Italian mahr-kaw-nee ]

/ mɑrˈkoʊ ni; Italian mɑrˈkɔ ni /

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noun

Gu·gliel·mo

[goo-lyel-maw], /guˈlyɛl mɔ/, Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.

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Words nearby Marconi

Marcie, Marcion, Marcionism, Marcionite, Marcomanni, Marconi, marconigram, Marconi, Guglielmo, Marconi mast, Marconi rig, Marco Polo

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How to use Marconi in a sentence

Marconi warns that this water will likely be so-called fossil water—drawn from aquifers confined underground for thousands of years that are not fed fast enough by today’s precipitation to be replenished.
New Lithium Mining Technology Could Give Argentina a Sustainable Gold Rush|Ciara Nugent//ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA, ARGENTINA|July 26, 2022|Time
All of this, Marconi says, will have an unknown impact on the little-studied geology and delicate ecosystem of the salt lakes.
New Lithium Mining Technology Could Give Argentina a Sustainable Gold Rush|Ciara Nugent//ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA, ARGENTINA|July 26, 2022|Time
He found her in the music-room, with several of the little Marconi missives spread out before her, and she cut him dead.
The Double Four|E. Phillips Oppenheim
The house for the Marconi instruments was situated on the boat deck close to the bridge.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government

So far as can be ascertained, it was never heard of by anyone on board the Titanic outside the Marconi room.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government
It thus appears that the Marconi apparatus was at work until within a few minutes of the foundering of the Titanic.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government
The Californian heard none of the Titanic's messages; she had only one Marconi operator on board and he was asleep.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government

British Dictionary definitions for Marconi

Marconi

/ (mɑːˈkəʊnɪ) /

noun

Guglielmo (ɡuʎˈʎɛlmo). 1874–1937, Italian physicist, who developed radiotelegraphy and succeeded in transmitting signals across the Atlantic (1901): Nobel prize for physics 1909

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Scientific definitions for Marconi

Marconi

[ mär-kō′nē ]

Guglielmo 1874-1937

Italian physicist and inventor who was the first to use radio waves to transmit signals in Morse code across the Atlantic Ocean (1901). Soon after his experiment, he developed shortwave radio equipment and helped establish radio as a widely used medium for communications.