English Explanatory Dictionary

Penrose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Cornish.
  2. A small village in St Ervan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8770).
  3. A small town in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales.
  5. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. A census-designated place in Fremont County, Colorado.
  8. An unincorporated community in Transylvania County, North Carolina.
  9. A neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  10. A neighbourhood in Arlington County, Virginia.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Penrose.wav

Word forms

Penrose Bemrose

Etymology

From Cornish penn (“head”) + ros (“moor, heathland”).

Derived words

Lucas-Penrose argument Pencourt Penrose diagram Penrose drain Penrose-Lucas argument Penrose mechanism Penrose process Penrose staircase Penrose stairs Penrose steps Penrose transform Penrose triangle Penrosian
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