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nobel

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nobel.

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If uBeam truly had a way of making this work, it would be a Nobel Prize contender.

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Quick take

A Nobel Prize.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nobel gathered in one view.

noun

A Nobel Prize.

noun

A surname from Swedish, especially referring to Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and philanthropist.

adjective

Misspelling of noble. [Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nobel.

noun

A Nobel Prize.

noun

A surname from Swedish, especially referring to Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and philanthropist.

adjective

Misspelling of noble. [Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.]

Example sentences

1

If uBeam truly had a way of making this work, it would be a Nobel Prize contender.

2

Examples: * Nuclear disarmament (you know, what he ostensibly got his Nobel peace prize for)...

3

Some useful background for the story: Feynman, Schwinger and Tomonaga shared the 1965 Nobel Prize for Physics for their work in QED.

4

Daniel Kahneman, the only non-economist to be awarded the Nobel Prize in economics.

5

I doubt there are many physics Nobel winners who didn't use up a lot of chalk, or pencil, or ink.

6

I think too, here, of how the average age of a Nobel Prize in Physics winner is increasing at a superlinear rate.

7

Meanwhile Krugman has never been a prominent researcher in macroeconomics, but his Nobel prize and outspoken views on macroeconomics lead many people to that erroneous conclusion.

8

If you would truly rather keep a Nobel quality breakthrough to yourself in order to maximize personal gain, then I worry about you.

9

Please deliver my Nobel prize in the mail, thanks.

10

As a data point on the topic, Kery Mullis, who won the Nobel Prize for PCR, claimed that LSD was a source of inspiration for that work.

11

Lots of other cultural/institutional arrangements are possible -- the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics went to work into the variety of arrangements used by societies to manage common resources.

12

I always assumed that his Nobel prize was more due to the awarding committee wanting to support his political views rather than any real economic insight.

Quote examples

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John Nash, the only economics "Nobel prize" winner most people could actually name, is also not an economist.

2

Thich Nhat Hanh (the Vietnamese Zen monk whom MLK nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize) wrote "Living Buddha, Living Christ" drawing more extensive parallels.

3

The Nobel Prize- winning economist Paul Krugman claims that this is not true in the context of the United States." That's the best they can do?

4

"Nobel-winning scientist age" is not a good proxy for "productive scientist age", for a variety of reasons.

Proper noun examples

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Also, it's not a real Nobel[3] - it's a later addition (although it is awarded by the same committee at the same ceremony).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nobel in a sentence?

If uBeam truly had a way of making this work, it would be a Nobel Prize contender.

What does nobel mean?

A Nobel Prize.

What part of speech is nobel?

nobel is commonly used as noun, adjective.