name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
landau
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Pronunciation
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/ˈlændaʊ/
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/ˈlændɔː/
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/ˈlæn.dɔː/
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/ˈlæn.daʊ/
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lăn'dô'
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rhymes with -əʊ
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CMU ARPABET: L AE1 N D AW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other.
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noun
Meaning 3
A style of automobile based around the design of landau carriages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Meaning 4
a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: carriage, equipage, rig
noun
Meaning 5
Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Lev Davidovich Landau
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Broader terms: physicist
History
Etymology
From German Landau.
Named after the German city of Landau, where such carriages were first made. Compare German Landauer.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: լանտօ (lantō) — a type of four-wheeled carriage
- French: landau — a type of four-wheeled carriage
- German: Landauer — a type of four-wheeled carriage
- Italian: landò — a type of four-wheeled carriage
- Maltese: landò — a type of four-wheeled carriage
- Polish: lando — a type of four-wheeled carriage
- Spanish: landó — a type of four-wheeled carriage
- Turkish: lando — a type of four-wheeled carriage
- Ottoman Turkish: لاندو (lando) — a type of four-wheeled carriage
Real reading context