adrian

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Definition von adrian im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A male given name

His baptismal register spoke of him pessimistically as John Henry, but he had left that behind with the other maladies of infancy, and his friends knew him under the front-name of Adrian.

of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea

borne by a Roman emperor Hadrian and early saints. It was rare in English until the second half of the 20th century

{i} male first name; female first name; family name; name of several cities in the United States; name of several historical Catholic figures

Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)

British physiologist. He shared a 1932 Nobel Prize for major advances in the understanding of the nervous and muscular systems. adj. orig. Nicholas Breakspear born 1100?, Abbot's Langley, near St. Albans, Hertfordshire, Eng. died Sept. 1, 1159, Anagni, near Rome [Italy] Pope (1154-59), the only Englishman ever to hold the office. He served in France and Italy before a successful mission to Scandinavia led to his election as pope. Adrian crowned Frederick I Barbarossa emperor in 1155, after Frederick had turned over Arnold of Brescia, leader of a revolt in Rome. The relationship quickly soured, however, as a result of Adrian's policy toward the Normans of southern Italy and his assertion that Frederick had received the imperial crown as a benefice. His controversial bull Laudabiliter supposedly gave Ireland to Henry II of England, a claim that was later refuted. Adrian's refusal to recognize the king of Sicily, William I, stirred revolt in the Campania. adj. Adrian IV Adrian Edgar Douglas Baron Adrian of Cambridge Samuel Adrian Baugh Feininger Lyonel Charles Adrian Harold Adrian Russell

English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st Baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)

Pertaining to the Adriatic Sea; as, Adrian billows

Relevante Übersetzungen

adrian quist

Adrian Quist is Australian rhyming slang for drunk, intoxicated (pissed)

Adrian IV

the only English pope. He was born in Hertfordshire, England, and his real name was Nicholas Breakspear. He became pope in 1154 (1100-1159)

Adrian Mole

the main character in a series of humorous British books written by Sue Townsend, the first of which was The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 (1982). Each book is in the form of a diary in which Adrian writes about his daily life and thoughts. He describes many of the emotional problems that are typical of people his age

Edgar Douglas Adrian

later 1st Baron Adrian of Cambridge born Nov. 30, 1889, London, Eng. died Aug. 4, 1977, London British electrophysiologist. He amplified electrical potential variations in nerve impulses from sense organs to record ever smaller changes, eventually recording impulses from single sensory endings and motor nerve fibres. His work clarified the physical basis of sensation and the mechanism of muscular control. Adrian's later studies of brain electrical activity included investigations into epilepsy and the location of cerebral lesions. He shared a 1932 Nobel Prize with Charles Sherrington

Lyonel Charles Adrian Feininger

born July 17, 1871, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Jan. 13, 1956, New York City U.S.-born German painter. He went to Germany in 1887 to study music but ended up studying painting instead. Around 1910, under the influence of Cubism, he developed a unique style, using prismatic interpenetrating planes of colour to depict architectural and marine subjects. He exhibited with Der Blaue Reiter in Berlin in 1913 and was later an influential teacher at the Bauhaus (1919-33). His work was a synthesis of art, science, and technology; he is noted for introducing compositional discipline and lyrical colour to German Expressionism. After the Nazis came to power, he returned to the U.S. He was the father of photographer Andreas Feininger

Silbentrennung

A·dri·an

Türkische aussprache

eydriın

Aussprache

/ˈādrēən/ /ˈeɪdriːən/

Etymologie

() From Latin Hadrianus, meaning "From the Roman harbour Hadria".