stevens

1. 1.

   United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)

   SynonymsSmitty StevensS. Smith StevensStanley Smith Stevens

   Broaderpsychophysicist
2. 2.

   United States poet (1879-1955)

   SynonymsWallace Stevens

   Broaderpoet
3. 3.

   United States filmmaker (1905-1975)

   SynonymsGeorge Stevens

   Broaderfilm maker

Other forms of stevens

plural

stevenses·

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 stevens

What does stevens mean?

stevens means "United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in stevens?

stevens has 2 syllables: ste-vens. The stress falls on "ste". In IPA it is /ˈstivənz/.

What is another word for stevens?

Close synonyms include Smitty Stevens, S. Smith Stevens, Stanley Smith Stevens, Wallace Stevens, George Stevens. 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 stevens a common word?

stevens is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.