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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024na•pi•er (nā′pē ər),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]- Physicsneper.
Na•pi•er (nā′pē ər or, for 1–3, nə pēr′),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Sir Charles James, 1782–1853, British general.
- BiographicalAlso, Neper. John, 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: inventor of logarithms.
Robert Cornelis (kôr nē′lis),USA pronunciation (1st Baron Napier of Magdala), 1810–90, English field marshal.- Place Namesformer name of Napier-Hastings.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Napier /ˈneɪpɪə/ n - a port in New Zealand, on E North Island on Hawke Bay: wool trade centre. Pop: 56 100 (2004 est)
Napier /ˈneɪpɪə/ n - Sir Charles James. 1782–1853, British general and colonial administrator: conquered Sind (1843): governor of Sind (1843–47)
- John. 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: invented logarithms and pioneered the decimal notation used today
- Robert (Cornelis), 1st Baron Napier of Magdala. 1810–90, British field marshal, who commanded in India during the Sikh Wars (1845, 1848–49) and the Indian Mutiny (1857–59). He captured Magdala (1868) while rescuing British diplomats from Ethiopia
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