Hoyle
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hoyle in British English:
UK [hɒɪl]
How to pronounce Hoyle in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)
- English writer on games (1672-1769)
Word Origin
- Hoyle
- cited as a typical authority on card or board games, in reference to Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769), author of several works on card-playing. The surname, according to Bardsley, represents a Northern English dialectal pronunciation of hole. "In Yorks and Lancashire hole is still dialectically hoyle. Any one who lived in a round hollow or pit would be Thomas or Ralph in the Hoyle." ["Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames," London, 1901]
Example
- 1. So essence , both gamow and hoyle were correct .
- 2. Lunsford was born in hoyle 's district and attended school in the tiny town of dallas , where hoyle lives .
- 3. They do everything according to hoyle .
- 4. Hoyle remained violently opposed to the theory that he had inadvertently named .
- 5. The revolutionary idea that professor hoyle would eventually sneeringly label the big bang .