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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Somerville said the proposals ran counter to the Scottish government's approach and called for the Home Office to work with them "to ensure families are supported and are not restricted from rebuilding their lives, contributing to our economy and our communities."

From BBC

Shirley-Anne Somerville said she was "deeply concerned" that the changes would not deliver "a controlled and humane asylum system".

From BBC

Scotland's social justice secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said the Scottish government had urged the Home Office to work closely with Highland Council.

From BBC

"Harry Potter had not been written then, but it was like Hogwarts," she told the i newspaper, adding that for a teenager who spent weekends clubbing at the Hacienda, the "stuffy environment" of Oxford's Somerville College did not suit her.

From BBC