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

Shirley-Anne Somerville was asked on BBC Scotland's Sunday Show about plans to fill a £5bn shortfall by the end of the decade - as highlighted by Scotland's auditor general in October.

From BBC

Somerville told the BBC that while some people pay more tax, it was important to remember the benefits of this.

From BBC

Home was Somerville, a city on the outskirts of Boston.

From The Wall Street Journal

When he returned, he settled back in Somerville and got a job as a truck driver.

From The Wall Street Journal

In nearby Somerville, construction of a nine-story life-sciences building has been on hold since July 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal