Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Weyl. Search instead for weyls.

Weyl

American  
[vahyl] / vaɪl /

noun

  1. Hermann 1885–1955, German mathematician, in the U.S. after 1933.


Weyl British  
/ vaɪl /

noun

  1. Hermann. 1885–1955, US mathematician, born in Germany; noted for his work on group theory and the mathematics of relativity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.

See Examples For:

“The pope,” said Glen Weyl, a faith-and-technology researcher, “is perhaps the single most important person in the world on AI at this moment.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

“We really care about protecting democracy,” said Weyl, 73.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022

“Vitalik’s goal is to find solutions to what he sees as profound problems in our social structure and apply them in the ethereum ecosystem,” Weyl said.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2022

Americans “had to cling to something,” observed the writer Walter Weyl, and in the absence of their old folk customs or local institutions, “the temptation to cling to party became ruthless.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2021

A moment more and the dust cloud dissolved itself into a speeding mantle for a team of ponies and a buckboard, on the seat of which sat the Rev. Judson A. Weyl.

From Bruce of the Circle A by Harold Titus

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com