Poincaré

[ pwahn-kah-rey; French, pwan-ka-rey ]

noun

1. Jules Hen·ri [zh, y, l ah, n, -, ree], 1854–1912, French mathematician.
2. his cousin Ray·mond [r, e-, mawn], 1860–1934, French statesman: president of France 1913–20.

Poincaré

/ pwɛ̃kare /

noun

1. PoincaréJules Henri18541912MFrenchSCIENCE: mathematicianSCIENCE: physicistPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Jules Henri (ʒyl ɑ̃ri). 1854–1912, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. He made important contributions to the theory of functions and to astronomy and electromagnetic theory
2. PoincaréRaymond18601934MFrenchPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state his cousin, Raymond (rɛmɔ̃). 1860–1934, French statesman; premier of France (1912–13; 1922–24; 1926–29); president (1913–20)

Example Sentences

Different representations of the Poincaré group are particles with different numbers of spin labels, or degrees of freedom that are affected by rotations.

From Quanta Magazine

Professor Milhaud also appears to be one; and the great Poincare misses it by only the breadth of a hair.

From Project Gutenberg

Then I gave a dinner aboard the submarine, and President Poincare was present.

From Project Gutenberg