Nobel
pronunciation
How to pronounce Nobel in British English:
UK [nəʊˈbel]
How to pronounce Nobel in American English:
US [noˈbɛl]
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- Noun:
- Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896)
Word Origin
- Nobel
- 1900, in reference to five prizes (in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace) established in the will of Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), Swedish chemist and engineer, inventor of dynamite. A sixth prize, in economics, was added in 1969. Related: Nobelist.
Example
- 1. Telling stories earned me the nobel prize for literature .
- 2. All four went on to win nobel prizes .
- 3. The nobel prize does not help .
- 4. The average nobel laureate registers at around 145 .
- 5. Paul krugman receiving his nobel prize for economics .