- hoyle
- noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Edmond Hoyle died 1769 English writer on games Date: 1926 an encyclopedia of the rules of indoor games and especially card games
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HOYLE (F.) — Fred HOYLE (1915 ) C’est avant tout pour ses contributions au développement de la cosmologie moderne – en particulier, le modèle de l’état stationnaire et la théorie de la nucléosynthèse – que Fred Hoyle s’est rendu célèbre. Il a également… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hoyle — is a surname, and may refer to * Alan Hoyle, British basketball player and coach * Arthur Hoyle, Australian historian and biographer * Colin Hoyle, English football player * David Hoyle, British perfomance artist * David W. Hoyle, North Carolina… … Wikipedia
Hoyle — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Arthur Hoyle (* 1929), US amerikanischer Jazz und Studiomusiker (Trompete, Kornett und Flügelhorn) Edmond Hoyle (auch Edmund Hoyle; 1672–1769), britischer Spieleexperte Fred Hoyle (1915–2001), britischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hoyle — puede referirse a: Abreviatura científica para el botánico Arthur Clague Hoyle 1904 1986. Edmon Hoyle, experto británico que escribió sobre el whist y otros juegos. Fred Hoyle, astrónomo y matemático inglés. Rafael Larco Hoyle, arqueólogo peruano … Wikipedia Español
Hoyle — cited as a typical authority on card or board games, in ref. to Edmond Hoyle (1672 1769), author of several works on card playing. The surname, according to Bardsley, represents a Northern English dialectal pronunciation of hole. In Yorks and… … Etymology dictionary
Hoyle — [hɔɪl], Sir Fred, britischer Astronom und Mathematiker, * Bingley (bei Bradford) 24. 6. 1915, ✝ Bournemouth 20. 8. 2001; 1945 72 Hochschullehrer in Cambridge, 1958 72 Professor für Astronomie und experimentelle Philosophie; leitete 1966 72 das… … Universal-Lexikon
Hoyle — [hoil] n. a book of rules and instructions for indoor games, esp. card games, orig. compiled by Edmond Hoyle (1672 1769), English authority on card games and chess according to Hoyle according to the rules and regulations; in the prescribed, fair … English World dictionary
Hoyle — Sir Fred … Scientists
Hoyle — El apellido Hoyle puede hacer referencia a alguna de las siguientes personas: ● Edmon Hoyle: Experto británico que escribió sobre el whist y otros juegos. ● Fred Hoyle: Astrónomo y matemático inglés. ● Rafael Larco Hoyle: Arqueólogo peruano … Enciclopedia Universal
Hoyle — This unusual and interesting name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a topographical surname found particularly in the north and north west of England, where it used as a dialectal variant of the southern name Hole or Houle. The derivation is from… … Surnames reference
Hoyle — n. according to Hoyle ( according to the rules ) * * * according to Hoyle ( according to the rules ) … Combinatory dictionary
