Definitions for Watson
ˈwɒt sənWat·son

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1. Watson, Thomas Augustus Watson(noun)

   United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)

2. Watson, John Broadus Watson(noun)

   United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958)

3. Watson, James Watson, James Dewey Watson(noun)

   United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928)

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1. Watson(ProperNoun)

   Doctor Watson, fictional character in, and narrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories

2. Watson(ProperNoun)

   Any character who performs as catalyst for the protagonist detective's mental processes in a mystery story; a consciousness that's privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time. After William L. DeAndrea, discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

3. Watson(ProperNoun)

   James D. Watson co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

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1. Watson

   Watson is a village in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. The population was 729 at the 2000 census.

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1. watson

   Song lyrics by watson -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by watson on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce Watson?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Watson in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Watson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Watson in a Sentence

1. Bon Apptit digital director:

   We have a very structured database of recipes that could give Watson this incredible resource.

2. Donald Coolidge:

   Conceptually, our business, this toy, could n’t happen without Watson.

3. Donald Coolidge:

   New York City is a melting pot of different industries, so many people come here and want the challenge that New York poses. We work with a lot of startups that are trying to solve complex problems. They go out and fail trying to achieve something. Some succeed. It’s really ambitious to try to launch the first ‘ connected toy. ’ That’s why Watson is a real powerful component. They helped us come up with an ambitious solution, and it’s worked out so far.

4. Matt MacDonald:

   People visualize DNA in the classical helix structure in the way that Watson and Crick discovered it, when you put DNA into this solution, though, it starts to organize itself in a bulk liquid crystal. It’s not quite a liquid or a solid, it transitions through phases. That’s what people are seeing through these images. Being able to visualize it in an attractive way is pretty cool.

5. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:

   Elementary My dear Watson

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