ALL meanings of napier
na·pi·er
N n - noun napier Sir Charles James, 1782–1853, British general. 1
- noun napier Also, Neper. John, 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: inventor of logarithms. 1
- noun napier Robert Cornelis [kawr-nee-lis] /kɔrˈni lɪs/ (Show IPA), (1st Baron Napier of Magdala) 1810–90, English field marshal. 1
- noun napier former name of Napier-Hastings. 1
- noun Technical meaning of napier Atkinson & Morrison, St Andrews U; design began ca. 1985, first implementation Napier88, 1988. Based on orthogonal persistence, permits definition and manipulation of namespaces. 1
- noun napier a port in New Zealand, on E North Island on Hawke Bay: wool trade centre. Pop: 56 100 (2004 est) 0
- noun napier Sir Charles James. 1782–1853, British general and colonial administrator: conquered Sind (1843): governor of Sind (1843–47) 0
- noun napier John. 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: invented logarithms and pioneered the decimal notation used today 0
- noun napier Robert (Cornelis), 1st Baron Napier of Magdala. 1810–90, British field marshal, who commanded in India during the Sikh Wars (1845, 1848–49) and the Indian Mutiny (1857–59). He captured Magdala (1868) while rescuing British diplomats from Ethiopia 0
- noun napier John1550-1617; Scot. mathematician: inventor of logarithms 0