abbe

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Definition of abbe in English English dictionary: An abbot, the (male) head of an abbey, sometime used in the general sense of a priest or clergyman; a French abbot; {i} head of a monastery; member of the clergy (French)
Abbé Pierre: {i} (1912-2007) French Catholic priest who belonged to the French Resistance during the WWII
abbe condenser: a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes
abbés: plural form of abbé
Cleveland Abbe: born Dec. 3, 1838, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 28, 1916, Chevy Chase, Md. U.S. meteorologist. He was trained as an astronomer and appointed director of the Cincinnati Observatory in 1868. His interest turned to meteorology, and he inaugurated a public weather service that served as a model for the national weather service, which was organized shortly thereafter as a branch of the (U.S. Army) Signal Service. In 1871 he was appointed chief meteorologist of the branch, which in 1891 was reorganized under civilian control as the U.S. Weather Bureau (later the National Weather Service), and he served in that capacity more than 45 years
abbes: plural of abbe

abbe

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Ab·be

äbey

/aˈbā/ /æˈbeɪ/

[ a-'bA, 'a-"bA ] (noun.) 1530. From the French abbé (“abbot”).

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