A male given name transferred from the surname or from French, of occasional usage.
Used in a Sentence
gaston
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gaston.
Editorial note
It's also the last name of Gaston Julia, who has a set named after him.
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Quick take
A male given name transferred from the surname or from French, of occasional usage.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of gaston gathered in one view.
A surname from Old Northern French.
(climbing) A grip using one hand with the thumb down and elbow out.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for gaston.
noun
A male given name transferred from the surname or from French, of occasional usage.
noun
A surname from Old Northern French.
noun
(climbing) A grip using one hand with the thumb down and elbow out.
verb
(climbing) To hold using such a grip
Example sentences
It's also the last name of Gaston Julia, who has a set named after him.
You can watch Gaston drink beer and fall to his death and the Beast bleed in a kids movie rated G.
I guess Gaston would be my choice, since I'm most familiar with Gnuplot syntax for tweaking plots.
I always assumed Julia referred to Gaston Julia.
Like you, I enjoy Gaston significantly more than Spirou; he also has a more adult work called Idées noires (Dark Thoughts), which is filled with great (and often disturbing) dark humor.
When I was a kid I was reading Asterix[1], Gaston Lagaffe[2], Spirou et Fantasio[3], Lucky Luke[4], Prince Valiant[5], The Phantom[6] and similar stuff.
In my second year of college, I had to order an expensive copy of Gaston Bachelard's La formation de l'esprit scientifique from the UK because it was out of print in the US.
- Meanwhile: >The prosecutor’s office showed more leniency in April, when a 10-year-old Gaston County girl was shot by another child with a gun the girl’s father allegedly left unsecured.
De Villiers' willingness to do product placement sees him go through Cointreau, Gaston de Lagrange cognac, the ubiquitous Moet 1964, and one of the more popular brands of American bourbon (ends around the 20th book if I recall well).
Quote examples
And if you are really into this topic you can also read "The poetics of space" from Gaston Bachelard.
Said) since he said it best: "The French philosopher Gaston Bachelard once wrote an analysis of what he called the poetics of space.
When I was a kid I was reading Asterix[1], Gaston Lagaffe[2], Spirou et Fantasio[3], Lucky Luke[4], Prince Valiant[5], The Phantom[6]" It is a culture thing.
"Gaston County’s district attorney, Travis Page"
Proper noun examples
You can also plot with Gaston, which is a frontend for gnuplot.
Gaston: [tossing the book aside] Belle, it's about time you got your head out of those books and paid attention to more important things.
The Julia plotting packages are Winston, Gadfly, and Gaston.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use gaston in a sentence?
It's also the last name of Gaston Julia, who has a set named after him.
What does gaston mean?
A male given name transferred from the surname or from French, of occasional usage.
What part of speech is gaston?
gaston is commonly used as noun, verb.