Werner
Americannoun
-
Alfred 1866–1919, Swiss chemist: Nobel Prize 1913.
-
a male given name.
noun
-
Abraham Gottlieb (ˈaːbrəham ˈɡɔtloːp). 1749–1817, German geologist. He emphasized the importance of field and laboratory observation for understanding the earth
-
Alfred (ˈalfreːt). 1866–1919, Swiss chemist, born in Germany. He developed a coordination theory of the valency of inorganic complexes: Nobel prize for chemistry 1913
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Nearly 90 years ago, Werner Heisenberg predicted a strange quantum effect known as vacuum birefringence, in which seemingly empty space can change the way light behaves.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Workers often think it gives them an added protection, and that’s not the case,” said Julie Levinson Werner, who represents employers as a partner with law firm Lowenstein Sandler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Developed in the early 1900s by pioneers including Max Planck, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schrödinger, it has become one of the most successful scientific theories ever created.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
The now RB Leipzig manager Ole Werner admitted that when coaching Werder Bremen he had drones fly over opposition training grounds and sent members of his backroom team to hide in bushes.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Helmuth glances at Werner, who doesn't look up, only stares at a green file folder on his desk.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
