n.
1.a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
2.a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)
3.English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)
4.English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)
5.United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934)
Idiom of the Day
publish or perish
university professors often have to publish books or articles in journals or they will not be successful in their jobs at the university
The professor was forced to publish or perish if he wanted to advance in his university career.