Ramsay
[ ram-zee ]
/ ˈræm zi /
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noun
Allan, 1686–1758, Scottish poet.
George. Dalhousie (def. 1).
James Andrew Broun. Dalhousie (def. 2).
Sir William, 1852–1916, English chemist: Nobel prize 1904.
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ramsay
Ramsay
/ (ˈræmzɪ) /
noun
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
his son, Allan 1713–84, Scottish portrait painter
James Andrew Broun Ramsay See Dalhousie (def. 2)
Gordon. born 1963, British chef and restaurateur; achieved a third Michelin star (2001)
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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Scientific definitions for Ramsay
Ramsay
[ răm′zē ]
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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