d'alembert

A·lem·bert, d'

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dal-uh m-bair; French da-lahn-ber]
- /ˌdæl əmˈbɛər; French da lɑ̃ˈbɛr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dal-uh m-bair; French da-lahn-ber]
- /ˌdæl əmˈbɛər; French da lɑ̃ˈbɛr/

Definitions of d'alembert word

noun d'alembert Jean Le Rond (ʒɑ̃ lə rɔ̃). 1717–83, French mathematician, physicist, and rationalist philosopher, noted for his contribution to Newtonian physics in Traité de dynamique (1743) and for his collaboration with Diderot in editing the Encyclopédie 3
noun d'alembert ˈJean le Rond (ʒɑ̃ləˈʀɔ̃̃) ; zhänlərōnˈ) 1717-83; Fr. philosopher & encyclopedist 3
noun d'alembert Jean Le Rond [zhahn luh rawn] /ʒɑ̃ lə ˈrɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1717?–83, French mathematician, philosopher, and writer: associate of Diderot. 1

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d'alembert popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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