Boyle

[boil]

noun

1. Kay, 1903–1993, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.

2. Robert, 1627–91, English chemist and physicist.

3. T. Coraghessan born 1948, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

Boyle

/ bɔɪl /

noun

1. Robert . 1627–91, Irish scientist who helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy. He established that air has weight and studied the behaviour of gases; author of The Sceptical Chymist (1661)

Boyle

1. English physicist and chemist who is regarded as a founder of modern chemistry. Boyle rejected the traditional theory that all matter was composed of four elements and defined an element as a substance that cannot be reduced to other, simpler substances or produced by combining simpler substances. Boyle also conducted important physics experiments with Robert Hooke that led to the development of Boyle's law.

Example Sentences

Martin Boyle cracked the bar with a dipping volley from all of 40 yards that would have raised the spirits of a footballing nation, never mind Leith.

From BBC

To say that the streets of Boyle Heights, where he was born, nurtured his worldview would be an understatement.

From Los Angeles Times

In the hours that followed, they stole two more vehicles before ending up in a Chevrolet Silverado under a freeway overpass in Boyle Heights, shielded from the police and TV helicopters overhead.

From Los Angeles Times

“We’re talking about support systems for kids who may have to go into court or employees,” Carvalho said while visiting two families that live near Sheridan Elementary School in Boyle Heights.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Brown's niece, Clare Boyle, told the Associated Press news agency her uncle had struggled with mental illness for years.

From BBC