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单词 piccard
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Piccard

[ French pee-kar ]
/ French piˈkar /

noun

Au·guste [French oh-gyst], /French oʊˈgüst/, 1884–1962, Swiss physicist, aeronaut, inventor, and deep-sea explorer: designer of bathyscaphes.
his son, Jacques [zhahk], /ʒɑk/, 1922–2008, Swiss oceanographer and bathyscaphe designer, born in Belgium.
Jean Fé·lix [zhahn fey-leeks], /ʒɑ̃ feɪˈliks/, 1884–1963, U.S. chemist and aeronautical engineer, born in Switzerland (brother of Auguste).

Words nearby Piccard

Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, piccalilli, piccanin, piccaninny, Piccard, piccata, Piccinni, piccolo, piccoloist, pice
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Example sentences from the Web for Piccard

  • For the next 52 years, Walsh and Piccard were also the only explorers to reach the very bottom of the ocean.

    James Cameron Dives into the Ocean's Abyss|Andrew Romano|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • In The Explorer Gene, science writer Tom Cheshire presents a fascinating cross-section of Piccard family history.

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  • Piccard's results showed that both curvatures occurred and he concluded that the sensitive region is not confined to the tip.

    Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others

British Dictionary definitions for Piccard

Piccard
/ (French pikar) /

noun

Auguste (oɡyst). 1884–1962, Swiss physicist, whose study of cosmic rays led to his pioneer balloon ascents in the stratosphere (1931–32)
his twin brother, Jean Félix (ʒɑ̃ feliks). 1884–1963, US chemist and aeronautical engineer, born in Switzerland, noted for his balloon ascent into the stratosphere (1934)
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
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