popper
[ pop-er ]
/ ˈpɒp ər /
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Definition for popper (2 of 2)
Popper
[ pop-er ]
/ ˈpɒp ər /
noun
Sir Karl (Rai·mund) [rey-muhnd], /ˈreɪ mənd/, 1902–1994, British philosopher, born in Austria.
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British Dictionary definitions for popper (1 of 2)
popper
/ (ˈpɒpə) /
noun
a person or thing that pops
British an informal name for press stud
mainly US and Canadian a container for cooking popcorn in
slang an amyl nitrite capsule, which is crushed and its contents inhaled by drug users as a stimulant
British Dictionary definitions for popper (2 of 2)
Popper
/ (ˈpɒpə) /
noun
Sir Karl. 1902–94, British philosopher, born in Vienna. In The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1934), he proposes that knowledge cannot be absolutely confirmed, but rather that science progresses by the experimental refutation of the current theory and its consequent replacement by a new theory, equally provisional but covering more of the known data. The Open Society and its Enemies (1945) is a critique of dogmatic political philosophies, such as Marxism. Other works are The Poverty of Historicism (1957), Conjectures and Refutations (1963), and Objective Knowledge (1972)
Derived forms of Popper
Popperian (pɒˈpɪərɪən), noun, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for popper
popper
[ pŏp′ər ]
n.
An ampule of amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite used as a stimulant drug.
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