Wilkins

American  

[wil-kinz] / ˈwɪl kɪnz /

noun

1. Sir George Hubert, 1888–1958, Australian Antarctic explorer, aviator, and aerial navigator.

2. Mary Eleanor. Mary E(leanor Wilkins) Freeman.

3. Maurice Hugh Frederick, 1916–2004, English biophysicist born in New Zealand: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.

4. Roy, 1901–81, U.S. journalist and civil rights leader: executive secretary of the NAACP, 1955–77.

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Wilkins British  

/ ˈwɪlkɪnz /

noun

1. Sir George Hubert. 1888–1958, Australian polar explorer and aviator

2. Maurice Hugh Frederick. 1916–2004, British biochemist, born in New Zealand. With Crick and Watson, he shared the Nobel prize 1962 for his work on the structure of DNA

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Wilkins Scientific  

/ wĭl′kĭnz /

1. British biophysicist who contributed to the discovery of the structure of DNA. He worked with Rosalind Franklin to produce x-ray studies of DNA that helped Francis Crick and James Watson establish its structure as a double helix. For this work Wilkins shared with Crick and Watson the 1962 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

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Example Sentences

While he was under investigation, Sheryl Wilkins was found dead in a north London car park on 24 August.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Kiara Wakabi added 12 points and grabbed a crucial offensive rebound after a missed free throw by Lacey Wilkins with 25 seconds left with her team up by three points.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

The two shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with colleague Maurice Wilkins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Patel defended his use of the plane, which he used to have “date nights” with his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025

Wilkins came off the field a hero among his teammates.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger