Piccard
[ French pee-kar ]
/ French piˈkar /
noun
Au·guste [French oh-gyst] /French oʊˈgüst/,1884–1962, Swiss physicist, aeronaut, inventor, and deep-sea explorer: designer of bathyscaphes.
his sonJacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/,1922–2008, Swiss oceanographer and bathyscaphe designer, born in Belgium.
Jean Fé·lix [zhahn fey-leeks] /ʒɑ̃ feɪˈliks/,1884–1963, U.S. chemist and aeronautical engineer, born in Switzerland (brother of Auguste).
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British Dictionary definitions for piccard
Piccard
/ (French pikar) /
noun
Auguste (oɡyst). 1884–1962, Swiss physicist, whose study of cosmic rays led to his pioneer balloon ascents in the stratosphere (1931–32)
his twin brother, Jean Félix (ʒɑ̃ feliks). 1884–1963, US chemist and aeronautical engineer, born in Switzerland, noted for his balloon ascent into the stratosphere (1934)
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