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PRONUNCIATION OF HEWISH

Hewish  [ˈhjuːɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEWISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hewish is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEWISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hewish

Hewish is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: ▪ Antony Hewish, English astronomer ▪ James Hewish, Australian short track speed skating referee...

Definition of Hewish in the English dictionary

The definition of Hewish in the dictionary is Antony. born 1924, British radio astronomer, noted esp for his role in the discovery of pulsars : shared the Nobel prize for physics 1974.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEWISH


aguish
ˈeɪɡjuːɪʃ
blueish
ˈbluːɪʃ
bluish
ˈbluːɪʃ
fluish
ˈfluːɪʃ
gluish
ˈɡluːɪʃ
Jewish
ˈdʒuːɪʃ
Meldrewish
ˈmɛldruːɪʃ
newish
ˈnjuːɪʃ
non-Jewish
ˌnɒnˈdʒuːɪʃ
rawish
ˈrɔːɪʃ
shrewish
ˈʃruːɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEWISH

HEU
heuchera
heulandite
heurism
heuristic
heuristically
heuristics
hevea
Hevelius
Hever Castle
Hevesy
hew
hewable
hewer
hewgh
Hewitt

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEWISH

cowish
death wish
lowish
marrowish
narrowish
nohowish
outwish
sallowish
slowish
snowish
swish
tallowish
unwish
willowish
wish
wishtonwish
yellowish

Synonyms and antonyms of Hewish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Hewish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEWISH

Find out the translation of Hewish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Hewish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hewish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

休伊什
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Hewish
570 millions of speakers

English

Hewish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Hewish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هويش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Хьюиш
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Hewish
270 millions of speakers

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Hewish
260 millions of speakers

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Hewish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hewish
190 millions of speakers

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Hewish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒューイッシュ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Hewish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hewish
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Hewish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Hewish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेविश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hewish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hewish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hewish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Хьюіш
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hewish
30 millions of speakers
el

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Hewish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hewish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hewish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hewish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hewish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEWISH»

The term «Hewish» is normally little used and occupies the 109.507 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEWISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hewish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEWISH»

Discover the use of Hewish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hewish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of World Scientists
330 HEWITT, JACQUELINE N. Hewish entered Cambridge University in 1942, but his college education was interrupted by World War II. From 1943 to 1946 Hewish worked for the British government designing airborne radar countermeasure ...
Elizabeth H. Oakes, 2007
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Pulsar Astronomy
... that the apparently sporadic signals were in fact from a permanent celestial source. These were both features of the survey of the sky for radio scintillation designed by Anthony Hewish, in the course of which the first pulsar was discovered.
Andrew Lyne, Francis Graham-Smith, 2012
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New Scientist
Dm pcsneom The pulsar man For Anthony Hewish, the road to the Nobel Prize started with cutting up stacks of brass tubing for radio dipole arrays for Ryle. It was to culminate in the most exciting three weeks of his life. J. G. Crowther describes ...
4
The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset: ...
All these shares continued in the same families till 42 Edw. III. when the part of Fraunceis became the property of Oliver de Hewish. - This family takes its name from Hewish, otherwise Lud-Hewish, in the parish of Nettlecombe, and is ...
John Collinson, Edmund Rack, 1791
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Fred Hoyle's Universe
astronomers, the episode still bothered Gold, in the context of his relation— ship with the staff of the Cavendish: Tony Hewish got the Nobel prize for the discovery of the pulsars in which Jocelyn Bell had a very major part. . . . I had arranged to ...
Jane Gregory, 2005
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A to Z of Scientists in Space and Astronomy
In 1952 Hewish completed his doctor of philosophy degree in physics at Cambridge University and then lectured at Gonville and Caius College until 1961 , when he became the director of studies in physics at Churchill College. For the next ...
Deborah Todd, Joseph A. Angelo, 2009
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The Reflexive Thesis: Wrighting Sociology of Scientific ...
(Hewish 2515-2608) Alternatively, Hewish describes his connection with discourse analysis as follows: B.3 H: In terms of being part of a school, I suppose, I'm a lone voice. I mean I'm not at Castletown or Spatown and I don't see myself in  ...
Malcolm Ashmore, 1989
8
Encyclopaedia of Contemporary British Culture
He and Antony Hewish worked underJ.A.Ratcliffe at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. Ryle and Hewish were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 for their pioneering research in radio astrophysics: Ryle for his observations and  ...
Peter Childs, Michael Storry, 2013
9
Clocks in the Sky: The Story of Pulsars
Antony Hewish reasoned that here was a way to find more quasars: search the sky for radio sources - itself a worthy goal - pick out the ones that twinkle, and you 've found yourself more quasars. But to do this he would need a radio telescope ...
Geoff McNamara, 2009
10
Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture
He and Antony Hewish worked underJ.A.Ratcliffe at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. Ryle and Hewish were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 for their pioneering research in radio astrophysics: Ryle for his observations and  ...
Peter Childs, Mike Storry, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEWISH»

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John Cooper: A MINI story - motoring.com.au
This particular example, owned by Mark Hewish, has been further modified for spirited ClubMINI runs, further focusing the JCW's responses. «Motoring, Jul 15»
2
Cricket: Belt inspires Dewlish to first cup final triumph
In reply, Dewlish made a steady start with openers Belt and Tom Hewish making 57 before the latter fell to Rob Cole for 20. Hillier joined Belt at ... «Dorset Echo, Jul 15»
3
Cricket: Saints and Dewlish ready for cup final showdown
Belt blasted 86 and Hewish 45 to guide Dewlish home in style. A few days later it was the turn of cup kings St George's and the Swans. «Dorset Echo, Jul 15»
4
Man sentenced for drink driving after crash
Thorne, of Old Bristol Road in Hewish, pleaded guilty to driving when his alcohol level was above the legal limit at North Somerset Courthouse ... «Weston & Somerset Mercury, Jul 15»
5
When Is An Employment Policy More Than Just A Policy?
Jenni Priestley, Partner and Leah Hewish, Associate at Clyde & Co's Australia office report on a recent decision of the Supreme Court of New ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
6
Lincolnshire men more likely to end up in hospital than women due …
Steve Hewish serves as service manager for Addaction, which helps people deal with drug and alcohol issues, and believes people need to ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Jun 15»
7
Southern Football League Division 3 action, with Dandenong's Dale …
Liam Hogton-Hewish did well to boot three of the Demons' five goals from limited opportunities. Mordialloc put a huge dent in Cheltenham's ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
8
Sport results for Saturday, June 27
Bentleigh: L Hogton-Hewish 3 A Lee K Swinden. Best: East Brighton: P Smith B Douthie D Rayson A Jansen D De Luca I Williams. Bentleigh: S ... «The Age, Jun 15»
9
Eat Street: Main St, Croydon, Ferguson St, Williamstown, Little …
22-24 Hewish Rd, 9723 5036. Enjoy old-fashioned favourites with homemade relishes and sauces at Damian Calderwood's retro-fitted cafe. «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
10
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell: Well-behaved women rarely make …
... which after much debate with Hewish and other Cambridge peers, was eventually ruled out as potential sign of intelligent life, despite being ... «Siliconrepublic.com, Jun 15»

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