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Poncelet

[ pawnsuh-le ]

/ pɔ̃səˈlɛ /

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noun

Jean Vic·tor

[zhahnveek-tawr], /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/, 1788–1867, French mathematician.

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Words nearby Poncelet

Ponca City, ponce, ponceau, Ponce de León, Ponce de León, Juan, Poncelet, poncey, Ponchielli, poncho, pond, pond-apple

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How to use Poncelet in a sentence

Horsemeat, I realized at the Rue Poncelet counter, is a last redoubt against the onslaught of global acculturation.
My Horsemeat Lunch|Christopher Dickey|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In any case, Jacques Desperrières, the butcher at the shop on Rue Poncelet, said the horsemeat hysteria bothered him “not at all.”
My Horsemeat Lunch|Christopher Dickey|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A general notion of the action of the water on a Poncelet wheel has already been given in 159.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various
The renowned Jean Victor Poncelet lent weight to this scheme.
Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt|Eugene S. Ferguson

Several constructions have been given for the floats of Poncelet wheels.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various
The efficiency of a Poncelet wheel has been found in experiments to reach 0.68.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various
You know what Poncelet understood by the principle of continuity.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar