huxley

1. 1.

   English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)

   SynonymsAndrew HuxleyAndrew Fielding Huxley

   Broaderphysiologist
2. 2.

   English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)

   SynonymsAldous HuxleyAldous Leonard Huxley

   Broaderwriter
3. 3.

   English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)

   SynonymsThomas HuxleyThomas Henry Huxley

   Broaderbiologist

Other forms of huxley

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Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about huxley

What does huxley mean?

huxley means "English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in huxley?

huxley has 2 syllables: hux-ley. The stress falls on "hux". In IPA it is /ˈhʌksli/.

What is another word for huxley?

Close synonyms include Andrew Huxley, Andrew Fielding Huxley, Aldous Huxley, Aldous Leonard Huxley, Thomas Huxley. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is huxley a common word?

huxley is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.