burg (noun)
81burgrave — [ bə:greɪv] noun historical the governor or hereditary ruler of a German town or castle. Origin C16: from Ger. Burggraf, from Burg (see borough) + Graf count, noble …
82borough — /ˈbʌrə / (say buruh) noun 1. (in Victoria) an area of land corresponding to a municipality in the other states of Australia. 2. British a. an urban community incorporated by royal charter. b. an urban electoral constituency, usually subdivided. c …
83burgrave — /ˈbɜgreɪv/ (say bergrayv) noun (formerly) 1. (especially in the medieval period) the appointed military head of a German town or fortress. 2. the hereditary governor of a German town or fortress. {German Burggraf, from Burg castle + Graf count} …
84Canterbury — /ˈkæntəbri/ (say kantuhbree), / bəri/ (say buhree) noun 1. a city in south eastern England, in Kent; famous cathedral; medieval pilgrimages to the tomb of St Thomas à Becket; its archbishop is primate of all England. 2. a region of NZ, on the… …
85Johannesburg — /dʒoʊˈhænəsbɜg/ (say joh hanuhsberg) noun a city in the Republic of South Africa, the capital of Gauteng province; goldmines. Also, Jo burg …
86bourg — ˈbu̇(ə)r(g) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French borc, from Latin burgus fortified place, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German burg fortified place more at …
87pyrgus — ˈpərgəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, tower, from Greek pyrgos, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German burg fortified place more at borough …
88Heisenberg uncertainty principle — see uncertainty principle. * * * Physics. See uncertainty principle. [1965 70; named after W. K. HEISENBERG] * * * Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Heisenberg s uncertainty principle /hīˈzən bûrg(z) un sûrˈtən ti prinˈsi pl/ noun A more formal… …
89Heisenberg's uncertainty principle — Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Heisenberg s uncertainty principle /hīˈzən bûrg(z) un sûrˈtən ti prinˈsi pl/ noun A more formal name for uncertainty principle (see ↑uncertainty under ↑un ) …
90Magdeburg hemispheres — /magˈde bûrg hemˈi sfērz/ plural noun Two hemispherical cups held together by atmospheric pressure when the air is pumped out from between them ORIGIN: Invented at Magdeburg in Germany …
