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FOURIER

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Overview

FOURIER (noun)
  The noun FOURIER has 2 senses:

1. French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)play

2. French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837)play

  Familiarity information: FOURIER used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


FOURIER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier; Fourier; Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier

Instance hypernyms:

mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)


Sense 2

Meaning:

French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Charles Fourier; Fourier; Francois Marie Charles Fourier

Instance hypernyms:

sociologist (a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society)


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