A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Used in a Sentence
daphne
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for daphne.
Editorial note
This neurotransmitter produced in the daphne raphei nuclues has previously only been associated with motor cortex operations and serotonergic pathways.
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Quick take
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of daphne gathered in one view.
Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.
(Greek mythology) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for daphne.
noun
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
noun
Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.
noun
(Greek mythology) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.
noun
(astronomy) 41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid.
Example sentences
This neurotransmitter produced in the daphne raphei nuclues has previously only been associated with motor cortex operations and serotonergic pathways.
Regarding scavenging shipwrecks and wrecking -- 99% of that was fiction by Daphne du Maurier.
The other day I read an interview(can't find the link now) with Daphne Koller, one of Coursera's founders.
Here are the ones that I found most useful, by Andrew Ng [1] and Daphne Koller [2] on Coursera.
Yes, unfortunately his partner, Daphne Koller, though very esteemed academically, made me feel very frustrated in the PGM class.
For example, Daphne Koeller's PGM course[2] is still in Matlab and no matter what you do the code looks extremely clumsy and hard to read.
Women like Yahho CEO Marissa Mayer or researcher/Coursera founder Daphne Koller are much more respected than an average programer guy maybe at a mediocre company.
One counterpoint to this is daphne coller's claim that pass rate is about 70 percent for people who paid $50 for a special track that includes verification of identity and means to prevent cheating.
> Daphne Koller must be happy today, this is a huge validation for Coursera business model.
To be fair to New Yorkers, they probably don't get to see the good sides of guns, like the time someone's Aunt Daphne got saved from a bear, or something.
The Milk that Happens, when Daphne figures it all out, is the only scene in a book that has ever made me simultaneously laugh and cry (not from laughter) at the same time.
'The Fame Lunches: On Wounded Icons, Money, Sex, The Brontës, And The Importance Of Handbags' by Daphne Merkin 17.
Quote examples
"Coursera was founded by programmers and is dominated by programmers." I doubt Daphne Koller or Andrew Ng were (production) programmers.
Proper noun examples
Daphne Koller, Nir Friedman, and Michael Jordan are the biggest names that come to mind not already mentioned.
It is true though that the time commitment is horrendous, especially for Daphne's class, which estimates 15-20 hours per week!
Daphne Koller must be happy today, this is a huge validation for Coursera business model.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use daphne in a sentence?
This neurotransmitter produced in the daphne raphei nuclues has previously only been associated with motor cortex operations and serotonergic pathways.
What does daphne mean?
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is daphne?
daphne is commonly used as noun.