Eötvös

UK/ˈøtvøʃ/US/ˈətvəʃ/US/-vəs/US/ˈɔtvɔʃ/

proper noun

Invented or enunciated by Vásárosnaményi Báró Eötvös Loránd.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Invented or enunciated by Vásárosnaményi Báró Eötvös Loránd.
  2. A dilapidated lunar crater lying north-northwest of the Roche walled plain and east-southeast of the Bolyai crater at coordinates [35.5° S, 133.8° E].

Origin

Named for Hungarian physicist Vásárosnaményi Báró Eötvös Loránd (1848–1919).

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APA

Eötvös. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E%C3%B6tv%C3%B6s

MLA

“Eötvös.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E%C3%B6tv%C3%B6s. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eötvös,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E%C3%B6tv%C3%B6s.

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