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LANDAU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("landau" is a kind of...):
carriage; equipage; rig (a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)
Synonyms:
Landau; Lev Davidovich Landau
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Context examples:
The Eltons were still talking of a visit from the Sucklings, and of the use to be made of their barouche-landau; and Jane Fairfax was still at her grandmother's; and as the return of the Campbells from Ireland was again delayed, and August, instead of Midsummer, fixed for it, she was likely to remain there full two months longer, provided at least she were able to defeat Mrs. Elton's activity in her service, and save herself from being hurried into a delightful situation against her will.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Many a time has Selina said, when she has been going to Bristol, 'I really cannot get this girl to move from the house. I absolutely must go in by myself, though I hate being stuck up in the barouche-landau without a companion; but Augusta, I believe, with her own good-will, would never stir beyond the park paling.'
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
I cannot imagine that she will not be continually insulting her visitor with praise, encouragement, and offers of service; that she will not be continually detailing her magnificent intentions, from the procuring her a permanent situation to the including her in those delightful exploring parties which are to take place in the barouche-landau.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
