dale
[ deyl ]
/ deɪl /
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
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.
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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 ]
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 ]
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.