dale

[ deyl ]
/ deɪl /
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noun

a valley, especially a broad valley.

Origin of dale

before 900; Middle English dal, Old English dæl; cognate with German Tal, Old Norse dalr, Gothic dals

Words nearby dale

dalai lama, dalan, dalapon, dalasi, dalcroze, dale, dalek, dales, dalesman, daleth, daley

Definition for dale (2 of 2)

Dale
[ deyl ]
/ deɪl /

noun

Sir Henry Hal·lett [hal-it] /ˈhæl ɪt/,1875–1968, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
Sir Thomas,died 1619, British colonial administrator in America: governor of Virginia 1614–16.
a male or female given name.

Words related to dale

glen, spout, dell, trough, ravine, dingle, vale, dene

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British Dictionary definitions for dale (1 of 2)

dale
/ (deɪl) /

noun

an open valley, usually in an area of low hills

Word Origin for dale

Old English dæl; related to Old Frisian del, Old Norse dalr, Old High German tal valley

British Dictionary definitions for dale (2 of 2)

Dale
/ (deɪl) /

noun

Sir Henry Hallet. 1875–1968, English physiologist: shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1936 with Otto Loewi for their work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses

Medical definitions for dale

Dale
[ dāl ]
Sir Henry Hallett 1875-1968

British physiologist. He shared a 1936 Nobel Prize for work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses, particularly for the isolation and study of acetylcholine (1914).

Scientific definitions for dale

Dale
[ dāl ]
Sir Henry Hallett 1875-1968

British physiologist who discovered acetylcholine and, with Otto Loewi, investigated the chemical transmission of nerve impulses. For this work they shared the 1936 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.