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English mathematician and cartographer (1561–1615)
Edward Wright (baptised 8 October 1561; died November 1615) was an English mathematician and cartographer noted for his book Certaine Errors in Navigation
Edward_Wright_(mathematician)
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Edward Wright may refer to: Edward Wright (mathematician) (1561–1615), English mathematician and cartographer Edward Wright (principal) (c. 1605–1683)
Edward_Wright
British mathematician (1906–2005)
Sir Edward Maitland Wright FRSE (13 February 1906 – 2 February 2005) was an English mathematician, best known for co-authoring An Introduction to the
E._M._Wright
Topics referred to by the same term
Edmund Wright (footballer) (1902–1978), English goalkeeper Edward Wright (mathematician) (1561–1615) E. M. Wright (1906–2005), mathematician This disambiguation
Edmund_Wright
Wolfson, musician and journalist (born 1955) 2 February – Sir Edward Wright, mathematician (born 1906) 5 February – Gerard Glaister, television producer
2005_in_the_United_Kingdom
British mathematician (1561–1630)
he took an interest in navigation and astronomy, collaborating with Edward Wright. In 1596, he became first professor of geometry in the recently founded
Henry_Briggs_(mathematician)
This is a list of American mathematicians. James Waddell Alexander II (1888–1971) Stephanie B. Alexander, elected in 2014 as a fellow of the American Mathematical
List of American mathematicians
List_of_American_mathematicians
British mathematician (1877–1947)
Godfrey Harold Hardy (7 February 1877 – 1 December 1947) was an English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis
G._H._Hardy
International Congresses of Mathematicians Plenary and Invited Speakers. Being invited to talk at an International Congress of Mathematicians has been called "the
List of International Congresses of Mathematicians Plenary and Invited Speakers
List_of_International_Congresses_of_Mathematicians_Plenary_and_Invited_Speakers
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Thomas Wright (Utah politician), American politician Thomas Wright (astronomer) (1711–1786), English astronomer and mathematician Thomas Wright (geologist)
Thomas_Wright
Surname
Wright Dick Wright Don or Donald Wright Donald Wright Doug Wright Douglas Wright Ed Wright Edmund Wright Edward Wright Edwin Wright Elizabeth Wright Eric
Wright
American philosopher and mathematician
Chauncey Wright (September 10, 1830 – September 12, 1875) was an American philosopher and mathematician, who was an influential early defender of Darwinism
Chauncey_Wright
translated Euclid's Elements into Spanish. He died in Seville. The mathematician Edward Wright incorporated a translation of Zamorano's Compendio de la Arte
Rodrigo_Zamorano
a confusion between Edward Maitland Wright's middle name and surname. While Wright is correctly recognized as the mathematician who generalized Johann
Bessel–Maitland_function
Annual prize by the MacArthur Foundation
Jay Wright, poet and playwright Charles Wuorinen, composer Walter Abish, writer Robert Axelrod, political scientist Robert F. Coleman, mathematician Douglas
MacArthur_Fellows_Program
American mathematician (1863–1943)
Edward Burr Van Vleck (June 7, 1863 – June 2, 1943) was an American mathematician. He is the namesake of Van Vleck polynomials and Van Vleck's theorem
Edward_Burr_Van_Vleck
American mathematician (1917–2008)
Edward Norton Lorenz (May 23, 1917 – April 16, 2008) was an American mathematician and meteorologist who established the theoretical basis of weather and
Edward_Norton_Lorenz
British mathematician (1942–2023)
born on 20 May 1942, the son of Phyllis (née Harris) and mathematician Sir Edward Maitland Wright. He went to Aberdeen Grammar School and subsequently studied
John_David_Maitland_Wright
American aviation award
The Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy was established by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) in 1948 after a trust fund was created in 1936 by Godfrey
Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy
Wright_Brothers_Memorial_Trophy
Cemetery in Dublin, Ireland
of the Dead") John Hewitt Jellett (1817–1888), mathematician and Provost of Trinity College John Edward Jones (1806–1862), civil engineer and sculptor
Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium
Mount_Jerome_Cemetery_and_Crematorium
British astrophysicist and mathematician
Edward Arthur Milne FRS (/mɪln/; 14 February 1896 – 21 September 1950) was a British astrophysicist and mathematician. Milne was born in Hull, Yorkshire
Edward_Arthur_Milne
The Economic Journal. W. M. Gorman (Mathematics, 1943), economist and mathematician. The Gorman Prize, for the highest grades in the MSc in Economics at
List of scholars of Trinity College Dublin
List_of_scholars_of_Trinity_College_Dublin
American mathematician and Nobel Laureate (1928–2015)
1928 – May 23, 2015), known and published as John Nash, was an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory, real algebraic geometry
John_Forbes_Nash_Jr.
British political discussion group
philosopher and mathematician Sir Clinton Edward Dawkins, businessman and civil servant Sir Henry Birchenough, businessman and civil servant Sir Edward Grey, Liberal
Coefficients_(dining_club)
English mathematician (1815–1852)
1815 – 27 November 1852), also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical
Ada_Lovelace
Scottish mathematician
Scott Macintyre FRSE (23 April 1910 – 21 March 1960) was a Scottish mathematician best known for her work on the Whittaker constant. Macintyre is also
Sheila_Scott_Macintyre
American mathematician and philosopher (1894–1964)
(November 26, 1894 – March 18, 1964) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and philosopher. He became a professor of mathematics at the Massachusetts
Norbert_Wiener
English globemaker (died 1598)
the day, including the writer Richard Hakluyt and the mathematicians Robert Hues and Edward Wright. He also knew the explorers Thomas Cavendish, Francis
Emery_Molyneux
Book by Austin Wright
nights after learning that Edward will be passing through her city soon. Nocturnal Animals is about a meek mathematician named Tony Hastings on his way
Tony_and_Susan
Cambridge University Harish-Chandra – mathematician Eugenia Cheng – mathematician John Horton Conway – mathematician Quentin Stafford-Fraser – computer scientist
List of alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
List_of_alumni_of_Gonville_and_Caius_College,_Cambridge
Gowers What Is Mathematics? — Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins A Mathematician's Apology — G. H. Hardy The Annotated Turing — Charles Petzold The Beauty
List_of_mathematics_books
American physician
Edward Newman Brandt Jr. MD (July 3, 1933 – August 26, 2007) was an American physician, mathematician, and public health administrator. He was appointed
Edward_Brandt_Jr.
American mathematician (1914–2005)
had mistaken for homework after arriving late to a lecture by Polish mathematician-statistician Jerzy Spława-Neyman. At his death, Dantzig was professor
George_Dantzig
Engelbert Neovius, mathematician and topographer Frithiof Nevanlinna, mathematician Harri Nevanlinna, doctor Otto Nevanlinna, mathematician Rolf Nevanlinna
List of burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery
List_of_burials_at_Hietaniemi_Cemetery
Day of the year
astronomer and mathematician (died 1764) 1699 – Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian general (died 1786) 1701 – William Emerson, English mathematician and academic
May_14
American mathematician (1894–1978)
Weaver (July 17, 1894 – November 24, 1978) was an American scientist, mathematician, and science administrator. He is widely recognized as one of the pioneers
Warren_Weaver
Portuguese mathematician (1502–1578)
Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, probably from a New Christian (of Jewish origin) family. Considered one of the greatest mathematicians of
Pedro_Nunes
Ockham. The Catholic Church has also produced many lay scientists and mathematicians. The Jesuits in particular have made numerous significant contributions
List of Catholic clergy scientists
List_of_Catholic_clergy_scientists
American astronomer and scientist
1896), usually cited as H. A. Newton, was an American astronomer and mathematician, noted for his research on meteors. Newton was born at Sherburne, New
Hubert_A._Newton
Hidden Figures, celebrated the contributions of African-American women mathematicians during the space race and highlighted the barriers they faced in studying
List of African-American mathematicians
List_of_African-American_mathematicians
Cemetery in Nailsworth, South Australia
early Australian aviator Sir Robert William Chapman, engineer and mathematician John Dempster, City Organist John Downer, twice Premier of South Australia
North_Road_Cemetery
Wilmington and Prime Minister of Great Britain Roger Cotes (1682–1716); mathematician. Joshua Toulmin (1740–1815); Dissenting minister George Dance the Younger
List_of_Old_Paulines
lexicographer and linguist Edward Gordon Duff, bibliographer and librarian William Rickatson Dykes, botanist Marcus du Sautoy, mathematician Peter Edwards, historian
List of people associated with Wadham College, Oxford
List_of_people_associated_with_Wadham_College,_Oxford
(particularly associated with Michael Resnik, Stewart Shapiro, Edward Zalta, Bob Hale and Crispin Wright, and Øystein Linnebo) has a similar ontology to Platonism
Structuralism (philosophy of mathematics)
Structuralism_(philosophy_of_mathematics)
Adage that anything that can go wrong will go wrong
law itself was coined by, and named after, American aerospace engineer Edward A. Murphy Jr.; its exact origins are debated, but it is generally agreed
Murphy's_law
German explorer – Wrangel Island Doug Wright, Canadian cartoonist – Doug Wright Award Josef Wronski, Polish mathematician – Wronskian Charles Adolphe Wurtz
List_of_eponyms_(L–Z)
Former co-educational independent day school, located in Hoylake, Wirral, England
school was founded in 1904 by Arthur Watts, a Baptist minister and mathematician. In 1911 the school motto was selected, "Dominus Vitae Robur" – The
Kingsmead_School,_Hoylake
American mathematician (1906–1964)
Samuel Stanley Wilks (June 17, 1906 – March 7, 1964) was an American mathematician and academic who played an important role in the development of mathematical
Samuel_S._Wilks
National Medal of Science winner Mary P. Dolciani – mathematician Madeline Early – mathematician and university professor Elsie Giorgi – physician Erich
List_of_Hunter_College_people
Mathematical symbol of equality
in print until 1618 (61 years later), in an anonymous Appendix in Edward Wright's English translation of Descriptio, by John Napier. It was not until
Equals_sign
German physicist and mathematician (1824–1887)
ˈkɪʁçhɔf]; 12 March 1824 – 17 October 1887) was a German physicist and mathematician who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits
Gustav_Kirchhoff
Graduates and former students of Fieldston school
novelist David Denby – film critic, The New Yorker Joseph Leo Doob – mathematician Douglas Durst – real estate magnate Francis Fergusson – literary critic
List of Ethical Culture Fieldston School alumni
List_of_Ethical_Culture_Fieldston_School_alumni
military historian Edward Wright (1561–1615), mathematician Fred Wright (born 1947), historian and theologian Joseph Wright (1855–1930), philologist and
List_of_English_writers_(R–Z)
British and American filmmaker (born 1970)
Sir Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British and American filmmaker. As a significant auteur of his generation, he has established himself
Christopher_Nolan
American mathematician (1809–1880)
Peirce (/ˈpɜːrs/; April 4, 1809 – October 6, 1880) was an American mathematician who taught at Harvard University for approximately 50 years. He made
Benjamin_Peirce
Afedzi Akyeampong (mathematician) Francis Allotey (mathematician) David Balding (mathematical statistician) Vincent Blondel (mathematician) Kenneth Binmore
List of people associated with Imperial College London
List_of_people_associated_with_Imperial_College_London
Irish statesman (1882–1975)
as Edward de Valera before 1901, an amended birth certificate was issued, when de Valera was an adult, in which his first name was updated to Edward and
Éamon_de_Valera
American film director, screenwriter and producer
born in Woodbridge, Connecticut. His father George Daniel Mostow was a mathematician, and his mother is a social worker. He graduated from Harvard University
Jonathan_Mostow
East Asian ethnic group
The innovations of Yi Xing (683–727), a polymathic Buddhist monk, mathematician, and mechanical engineer of the Tang dynasty is acknowledged for applying
Han_Chinese
(1626–1707), English theologian and bishop Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1746), mathematician and physicist John Harrison (1693–1776), chronometer innovator William
List of people from Lincolnshire
List_of_people_from_Lincolnshire
American mathematician and statistician (1919–2005)
Kruskal (/ˈkrʌskəl/; October 10, 1919 – April 21, 2005) was an American mathematician and statistician. He is best known for having formulated the Kruskal–Wallis
William_Kruskal
Name list
1996), American football player Nathan Daboll (1750–1818), American mathematician Nathan Daboll (1780–1863), American politician Nathan Dahm (born 1983)
Nathan_(given_name)
Sum of an (infinite) geometric progression
arithmetic series is the arithmetic mean of its neighbors. While Greek mathematician Zeno's paradoxes about time and motion (5th century BCE) have been interpreted
Geometric_series
Day of the year
Steward of the Household (died 1782) 1718 – Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher (died 1799) 1763 – Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist
May_16
German mathematician (1849–1925)
(/klaɪn/; German: [klaɪn]; 25 April 1849 – 22 June 1925) was a German mathematician, mathematics educator and historian of mathematics, known for his work
Felix_Klein
August 2023. "Wright Brothers: First Flight, Plane & Kitty Hawk". HISTORY. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023. Roach, Edward J. The Wright Company: From
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Development of the mathematical function
for computation gained rapid acceptance. Johannes Kepler praised it; Edward Wright, an authority on navigation, translated Napier's Descriptio into English
History_of_logarithms
College London Jagdish Bhagwati, economist Henry Briggs, mathematician William Burnside, mathematician Sir David Cox, prominent statistician Sir Samuel Curran
List of alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
List_of_alumni_of_St_John's_College,_Cambridge
Uhlenbeck (BA 1964), mathematician Jesmyn Ward (MFA 2005), writer of fiction Julia Wolfe (BA 1980), classical composer Henry Tutwiler Wright (BA 1964), Albert
List of University of Michigan alumni
List_of_University_of_Michigan_alumni
2015. Honours Supplement 1930 "Deaths". JCR: 110. 2005. "Obituary: Sir Edward Wright". The Times. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2008.[dead link] Moore
List of mathematicians, physicians, and scientists educated at Jesus College, Oxford
List_of_mathematicians,_physicians,_and_scientists_educated_at_Jesus_College,_Oxford
American physician
Edward Jarvis (9 January 1803, Concord, Massachusetts – 31 October 1884, Dorchester, Massachusetts) was an American physician. He was descended from John
Edward_Jarvis_(physician)
English mathematician and cartographer Edward Wright's map "for sailing to the Isles of Azores", showing loxodromes or rhumb lines
History_of_the_Azores
Roomen, Flemish mathematician (born 1561) October 9 − Heo Jun, Korean physician (born 1546) November – Edward Wright, English mathematician (born 1561) November
1615_in_science
Alumni of the English school Charterhouse
(1863–1879) and mathematician Cresswell Cresswell (1793–1863), judge and politician Nigel Davis (born 1951), Lord Justice of Appeal Edward Law, 1st Baron
List_of_Old_Carthusians
researcher, author John Orloff — screenwriter Sir Roger Penrose — mathematician, Nobel Laureate in Physics Anne Pluto — professor of literature and
List of Oxfordian theory supporters
List_of_Oxfordian_theory_supporters
John's 1934 United States Mathematician and economist Andrew Guinand University of Adelaide New 1934 Australia Mathematician Chauncy Harris Brigham Young
List_of_Rhodes_Scholars
British mathematician
John R. Myhill Sr. (11 August 1923 – 15 February 1987) was a British mathematician. Myhill received his Ph.D. from Harvard University under the supervision
John_Myhill
Package: Rashid Johnson Helms, Ashton Sanders to Lead Ensemble on Richard Wright Novel Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September
List_of_A24_films
Chinese scientist and statesman (78–139)
cities of Luoyang and Chang'an, he achieved success as an astronomer, mathematician, seismologist, hydraulic engineer, inventor, geographer, cartographer
Zhang_Heng
American engineer, inventor
Edward Seymour Forman (December 3, 1912 – February 12, 1973) was an American engineer and inventor known for his pioneering work in early rocketry in the
Edward_Forman
American actor (born 1953)
to pray daily into adulthood. His middle name, Bowditch, comes from mathematician Nathaniel Bowditch. After graduating from high school in 1971, Morse
David_Morse
Bennie Carlton Keel, 91, archaeologist Takashi Ono, 97, Japanese-born mathematician William E. Peterson, 89, politician, member of the Illinois House of
2026 deaths in the United States
2026_deaths_in_the_United_States
Lover, S-94) and screenwriter. James Gadson, 86, American drummer (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band) and session musician. Kristian Gerner
Deaths_in_April_2026
American mathematician (1913–1994)
Churchill Eisenhart (March 11, 1913 – June 25, 1994) was an American mathematician and statistician. He was Chief of the Statistical Engineering Laboratory
Churchill_Eisenhart
– mathematician Colin Bushnell – mathematician Keith Devlin – mathematician Graham Everest – mathematician Aubrey William Ingleton – mathematician Leon
List of alumni of King's College London
List_of_alumni_of_King's_College_London
Italian mathematician, poet, translator and priest (1553–1617)
Bernardino Baldi (5 June 1553 – 10 October 1617) was an Italian mathematician, poet, translator and priest. Baldi descended from a noble family from Urbino
Bernardino_Baldi
American evolutionary biologist and mathematician (1929–2021)
(March 29, 1929 – July 4, 2021) was an American evolutionary biologist, mathematician, geneticist, and social commentator. A leader in developing the mathematical
Richard_Lewontin
Canadian mathematician (1923–2017)
Irish mathematician, specializing in the geometry of general relativity. Her mother also studied mathematics for a time. Her uncle was Edward Hutchinson
Cathleen_Synge_Morawetz
College in Birmingham, England
particular Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister Lawrence Crawford (mathematician) FRSE (1867–1951), taught in the college Sir Guy Dain, Chairman of the
Mason_Science_College
Day of the year
1860) 1818 – Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician (died 1899) 1821 – Sebastian Kneipp, German priest and therapist (died
May_17
1743–1811 astronomer type-founder, mathematician and meteorologist Thomas Wright 1809–1884 geologist also physician William Wright 1735–1819 botanist botanist
List_of_Scottish_scientists
Belarusian mathematician (1931–2024)
her PhD from Moscow State University in 1961. She was the first woman mathematician in Belarus to receive the Doctor of Science degree from the Saint Petersburg
Faina_Kirillova
British physicist (1903–99)
including Vice-Mistress from 1966 to 1969. In 1940, Swirles married fellow mathematician Harold Jeffreys becoming Lady Jeffreys when he was knighted in 1953
Bertha_Swirles
Richard Jack (died 1759) was a Scottish mathematician, astronomer, and engineer active in the mid-18th century. He provided the only testimony against
Richard_Jack_(mathematician)
1928 short story by H. P. Lovecraft
described the story as the first of Lovecraft's "great texts". Canadian mathematician Benjamin K. Tippett noted that the phenomena described in Johansen's
The_Call_of_Cthulhu
29 – Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish mathematician (died 1615) October 8 (bapt.) – Edward Wright, English mathematician (died 1615) Hadfield, Andrew (2004)
1561_in_science
cricketer (Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire). Alexander Guts, 78, Russian mathematician. H. H. Hamid, 83, Indian Olympic footballer (1960). Bob Harlan, 89,
Deaths_in_March_2026
Swiss actor (born 1990)
Hidden Life Military trainee Terrence Malick 2020 Adventures of a Mathematician Edward Teller Thor Klein 2021 The King's Man Gavrilo Princip Matthew Vaughn
Joel_Basman
2026 studio album by J. Cole
his makeshift studio while a speech about hard work and passion from mathematician Andrew Wiles plays. The album's lead single is "Who TF Iz U", which
The_Fall-Off
British mathematician and physicist
Rayner Hartree FRS (27 March 1897 – 12 February 1958) was an English mathematician and physicist most famous for the development of numerical analysis
Douglas_Hartree
EDWARD WRIGHT-MATHEMATICIAN
EDWARD WRIGHT-MATHEMATICIAN
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of English Edward, EIDEARD means "guardian of prosperity."
Boy/Male
American, British, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Form of Edward; Guardian of Prosperity; Princess; Prosperous Guardian
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form (Haward) of Danish/Norwegian HÃ¥vard, HOWARD means "high guard."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Howard 1.
Male
German
Frisian form of German Eckhard, EDZARD means "strong edge."
Male
English
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Eadweard, EDWARD means "guardian of prosperity."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (also common in Wales)
English (also common in Wales) : patronymic from Edward.One of the earliest American bearers of this very common English surname was William Edwards, the son of Rev. Richard Edwards, a London clergyman in the age of Elizabeth I, who came to New England about 1640. His descendant Jonathan (1703–58), of East Windsor, CT, was a prominent Congregational clergyman whose New England theology led to the first Great Awakening, a great religious revival.
Boy/Male
British, English, German, Italian
Form of Edward; Rich Guardian; Proctor of Wealth
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English wryhta/wyrhta, WRIGHT means "craftsman."
Male
Scottish
Dialectal variant of Scottish Gaelic Eideard, EUDARD means "guardian of prosperity."
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon American German English Shakespearean
Guardian.
Boy/Male
English American Anglo Saxon
Craftsman.
Female
Spanish
Feminine form of Spanish Eduardo, EDUARDA means "guardian of prosperity."
Male
English
Anglicized form of Danish/Norwegian HÃ¥vard, HAWARD means "high guard." This is an older form of modern English Howard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wight.
Male
German
German form of Latin Eduardus, EDUARD means "guardian of prosperity."
Male
French
French form of Anglo-Saxon Eádgár, EDGARD means "rich spear."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Edward, Old English Ēadward, composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’ + w(e)ard ‘guard’. The English personal name also became popular on the Continent as a result of the fame of the two canonized kings of England, Edward the Martyr (962–79) and Edward the Confessor (1004–66). They certainly contributed largely to its great popularity in England.
Male
Scandinavian
Czech and Scandinavian form of Latin Eduardus, EDVARD means "guardian of prosperity."
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : occupational name for a maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Old English wyrhta, wryhta ‘craftsman’ (a derivative of wyrcan ‘to work or make’). The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright), but when used in isolation it generally referred to a builder of windmills or watermills.Common New England Americanized form of French Le Droit, a nickname for an upright person, a man of probity, from Old French droit ‘right’, in which there has been confusion between the homophones right and wright.
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Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Sister of Draupadi; Daughter of Drupad
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
In the Name of God; Successful; Lost in Gods Name
Boy/Male
British, English
From Thor's Meadow
Female
Spanish
Variant spelling of Spanish Isabel, YSABEL means "God is my oath."
Boy/Male
Norse
Killed Atli.
Girl/Female
Spanish American
Reference to the Virgin Mary.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Complete, One
Girl/Female
British, English
Bright Meadow
Boy/Male
Latin
The Lord's.
Female
Native American
 Native American Navajo name KAI means "willow tree." Compare with other forms of Kai.
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adv.
Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward.
n.
Weight.
v. t.
To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.
adv.
In a right manner.
adv.
Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; as, to worship God aright.
v. t.
To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight.
adv.
In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide.
superl.
Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.
a.
Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
adv.
Toward God.
superl.
Slight; not important; as, a light error.
adv.
In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.
v. t.
A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight.
a.
Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc.
n.
Award.
a.
Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course.
a.
Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward; as, a leeward berth; a leeward ship.
superl
Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the apartment is light.
a.
To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.
v. t.
A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight.