Néel

American

[ney-el] / neɪˈɛl /

noun

Louis Eugène Félix 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel Prize 1970.

Néel British

/ neɛl /

noun

Louis (lwi). 1904–2000, French physicist, noted for his research on magnetism; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1970

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Neel the potter shook his head.

From Literature

"You are talking like a crazy Traveler yourself, Neel! There is no Dragon. The Dragon is a story told to children to make them behave. If there was a Dragon, we would have seen it. It would prey on the bukshah—and on us."

From Literature

"But we cannot do it," insisted Neel with dread.

From Literature

Soon Neel the potter and four others were the only ones still seated.

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"This is madness," cried Neel the potter, unable to keep silent any longer.

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