Ramsay

American  

[ram-zee] / ˈræm zi /

noun

1. Allan, 1686–1758, Scottish poet.

2. George. Dalhousie.

3. James Andrew Broun. Dalhousie.

4. Sir William, 1852–1916, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1904.

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Ramsay British  

/ ˈræmzɪ /

noun

1. Allan . ?1686–1758, Scottish poet, editor, and bookseller, noted particularly for his pastoral comedy The Gentle Shepherd (1725): first person to introduce the circulating library in Scotland

2. his son, Allan 1713–84, Scottish portrait painter

3. See Dalhousie

4. Gordon. born 1963, British chef and restaurateur; achieved a third Michelin star (2001)

5. Sir William . 1852–1916, Scottish chemist. He discovered argon (1894) with Rayleigh, isolated helium (1895), and identified neon, krypton, and xenon: Nobel prize for chemistry 1904

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Ramsay Scientific  

/ răm′zē /

1. British chemist who discovered the noble gases argon (with Lord Rayleigh), helium, neon, xenon, and krypton. For this work he was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for chemistry. In 1908 his research showed that radon was also a noble gas.

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Example Sentences

UBS thinks Ramsay has reached an inflection point in its Australian business after several years of post-pandemic stagnation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Market share gains have provided added support as Ramsay has benefited from rival Healthscope’s difficulties.

From The Wall Street Journal

It retains a neutral call on Ramsay, and lifts its price target by 19% to A$42.90/share.

From The Wall Street Journal

William Ramsay, who lives in the area in the west of the city, said he believed the man with the weapons had entered the stairwell of his building.

From BBC

Revenue growth of 8.7% in Ramsay’s Australian private-hospital business was the stand out in the result, analyst Saul Hadassin says.

From The Wall Street Journal