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Gabor

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: G AH0 B AO1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Hungarian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of Gabor patch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Gabor patch

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Dennis Gabor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: physicist

History

Etymology

Borrowing from Hungarian Gábor.

Real reading context

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