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    Rabi
    noun
    Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1944.
  • rabi
    rabi
    noun
    (in Pakistan, India, etc) a crop that is harvested at the end of winter Compare kharif

Rabi

American  
[rah-bee] / ˈrɑ bi /

noun

  1. Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1944.


Rabi 1 British  
/ ˈrɑːbɪ /

noun

  1. Isidor Isaac . 1898–1988, US physicist, born in Austria, who devised the atomic and molecular beam resonance method of observing atomic spectra. Nobel prize for physics 1944

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rabi 2 British  
/ ˈrʌbɪ /

noun

  1. (in Pakistan, India, etc) a crop that is harvested at the end of winter Compare kharif

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rabi

Urdu: spring crop, from Arabic rabī` spring

Example Sentences

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The national anthem played as RSP's president Rabi Lamichhane and soon-to-be prime minister Shah stood next to each other, before the parliamentarians were sworn in.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Rabi Sheik, who died at the scene, has been described as "gentle, affectionate, respectful, and incredibly mindful" in a tribute made by his family.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

"Rabi was one of the first to control the quantum states of molecules and was a pioneer of microwave research," said Will.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

‘Good Luck,’ by L.A. street artist Rabi, was inspired by the duality and contradictions surrounding cats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2024

Livermore seemed to be an auxiliary outpost caught between two larger labs, Los Alamos and Berkeley, and it was hardly unreasonable to wonder, with Rabi, if it would ever amount to more.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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