Somerville

American  

[suhm-er-vil] / ˈsʌm ərˌvɪl /

noun

1. Mary Fairfax Greig 1780–1872, Scottish mathematician and astronomer.

2. a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

3. a town in central New Jersey.

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Somerville British  

/ ˈsʌməvɪl /

noun

1. Mary, original name Mary Fairfax . 1780–1872, British scientific writer, author of Physical Geography (1848) and other textbooks. Somerville College, Oxford, was named after her

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Somerville Scientific  

/ sŭm′ər-vĭl′ /

1. Scottish astronomer and mathematician who wrote expository works on mathematics, physical geography, microscopic science, and astronomy. Her writings explained complex scientific ideas to the general public through simple illustrations and experiments that the average reader could easily understand.

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Example Sentences

Somerville said the government had learned lessons from previous schemes, noting the maximum house price cap.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Shirley-Anne Somerville has held onto the social justice brief, while also taking up the housing role.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“Most airlines are used for tourism, business traffic, they’re not used to going where missiles are flying,” said Gabriella Somerville, a private-charter specialist who has previously helped coordinate evacuation flights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Rather than treating rebalancing as a mechanical exercise, Somerville encouraged investors to periodically reassess portfolios as if building them anew.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

“You went all the way back to Somerville just to tip a waiter?”

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri