name
Meaning 1
A surname from German of Latin origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Lorenz
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Pronunciation
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/ləˈɹɛnz/
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noun
Meaning 2
A blind-landing aid used at German military airfields.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: World War II
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noun
Meaning 3
Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Konrad Lorenz, Konrad Zacharias Lorenz
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: zoologist, animal scientist
History
Etymology
From Latin Laurentius.