"Foucault" meaning in Français

See Foucault in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: \fu.kɔ\
  1. Prénom masculin.
    Sense id: fr-Foucault-fr-name-qg7gT5tW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Proper name

IPA: \fu.kɔ\
  1. Nom de famille français.
    Sense id: fr-Foucault-fr-name-GauiGGkZ Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: courant de Foucault, pendule de Foucault
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "name": "Français",
      "orig": "français",
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      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De la racine germanique folc qui signifie peuple."
  ],
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    }
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      "parents": [],
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Français",
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "courant de Foucault"
    },
    {
      "word": "pendule de Foucault"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De la racine germanique folc qui signifie peuple."
  ],
  "lang": "Français",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "name",
  "pos_title": "Nom de famille",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "name": "Exemples en français",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Mémoires de la Société des ingénieurs civils de France, volume 17, 1864, page 75",
          "text": "M. SAUTTER s’incline devant la grande expérience de M. Farcot ; il n’a pas eu la prétention de dire qu’avant M. Foucault personne n’eût tenté d’isochroniser le pendule de Watt : il connait et admire le régulateur à bras croisés ; mais ce n’est là qu’une solution approximative et obtenue avec des organes très-compliqués, tandis que celle de M. Foucault est rigoureuse et fort simple."
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      "ipa": "\\fu.kɔ\\"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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    "De la racine germanique folc qui signifie peuple."
  ],
  "lang": "Français",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Prénom masculin."
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "\\fu.kɔ\\"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "pendule de Foucault"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De la racine germanique folc qui signifie peuple."
  ],
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        {
          "ref": "Mémoires de la Société des ingénieurs civils de France, volume 17, 1864, page 75",
          "text": "M. SAUTTER s’incline devant la grande expérience de M. Farcot ; il n’a pas eu la prétention de dire qu’avant M. Foucault personne n’eût tenté d’isochroniser le pendule de Watt : il connait et admire le régulateur à bras croisés ; mais ce n’est là qu’une solution approximative et obtenue avec des organes très-compliqués, tandis que celle de M. Foucault est rigoureuse et fort simple."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nom de famille français."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\fu.kɔ\\"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "feminine",
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  ],
  "word": "Foucault"
}

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