Lorenz

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈloːrɛnts/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lôr′ənz, lōr′-; Ger. lō′rents)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Lo•renz  (lôr′ənz, lōr′-; Ger. lō′rents),USA pronunciation n. 
    A•dolf  (ā′dolf; Ger. ä′dôlf ),USA pronunciation 1854–1946, Austrian orthopedic surgeon. Kon•rad (Za•cha•ri•as)  (kon′rad zak′ə rī′əs; Ger. kôn′rät tsä′khä rē′äs),USA pronunciation born 1903, Austrian ethologist: Nobel prize for medicine 1973.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Lorenz / ˈloːrɛnts/
  1. Konrad Zacharias ( ˈkɔnraːt tsaxaˈriːas ). 1903–89, Austrian zoologist, who founded ethology. His works include On Aggression (1966): shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1973
'Lorenz' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Hart - Oken - Rodgers - fixed action pattern - hart - imprinting

Forum discussions with the word(s) "Lorenz" in the title:


Look up "Lorenz" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "Lorenz" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.