Dvořák

[ dvawr-zhahk, -zhak; Czech dvaw-rzhahk ]
/ ˈdvɔr ʒɑk, -ʒæk; Czech ˈdvɔ rʒɑk /

noun

An·to·nín [ahn-taw-nyeen] /ˈɑn tɔ nyin/,1841–1904, Czech composer.

Definition for dvorak (2 of 2)

Dvorak keyboard
[ dvawr-ak kee-bawrd ]
/ ˈdvɔr æk ˈkiˌbɔrd /

noun

a keyboard designed to facilitate typing speed by having the most frequently used characters on the home row, with all the vowels on the left side.
Also called Dvo·rak.
Compare QWERTY.

Origin of Dvorak keyboard

1930–35; named after its inventor, August Dvorak, U.S. educational psychologist and professor of education (1894–1975)

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British Dictionary definitions for dvorak

Dvořák
/ (ˈdvɔːʒæk, Czech ˈdvɔrʒaːk) /

noun

Antonín (ˈantɔnjiːn), known as Anton Dvořák. 1841–1904, Czech composer, much of whose work reflects the influence of folk music. His best-known work is the Symphony No. 9 From the New World (1893)