What does landau mean?

Definitions for landau
ˈlæn dɔ, -daʊlan·dau

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Landau, Lev Davidovich Landaunoun

    Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)

  2. landaunoun

    a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately

Wiktionary

  1. landaunoun

    A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other

  2. landaunoun

    A style of automobile which is based around the idea of landau carriages

  3. Etymology: Named after the German city of Landau where such carriages were first made.

Wikipedia

  1. Landau

    Landau (Palatine German: Landach), officially Landau in der Pfalz, is an autonomous (kreisfrei) town surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße ("Southern Wine Route") district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a university town (since 1990), a long-standing cultural centre, and a market and shopping town, surrounded by vineyards and wine-growing villages of the Palatinate wine region. Landau lies east of the Palatinate forest, on the German Wine Route. It contains the districts (Ortsteile) of Arzheim, Dammheim, Godramstein, Mörlheim, Mörzheim, Nussdorf, Queichheim, and Wollmesheim.

ChatGPT

  1. landau

    Landau can refer to different concepts depending upon the context: 1) In historical terms, Landau is a town located in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. 2) In automotive terms, a Landau is a type of carriage or early automobile. The carriage version has a convertible top that can be folded back. The automobile version typically has a simulated convertible top as part of the design. 3) In the field of physics or mathematics, Landau might refer to Lev Landau, a Soviet physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1962. Several concepts and principles bear his name, such as Landau damping, Landau quantization, Landau energy, among others. 4) The term could also refer to a 'landau symbol' used in mathematics also named after Lev Landau, to describe the limiting behavior of functions. Also known as Big O notation. The proper meaning can only be specified within a context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Landaunoun

    a four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in such a manner as to make an open carriage

  2. Etymology: [From the town Ladau in Germany; cf. F. landau. See Land, Island.]

Wikidata

  1. Landau

    Landau or Landau in der Pfalz is an autonomous city surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a university town, a long-standing cultural centre, and a market and shopping town, surrounded by vineyards and wine-growing villages of the Palatinate wine region. Landau lies east of the Palatinate forest, Europe's largest contiguous forest, direct on the German Wine Route. It contains the districts of Arzheim, Dammheim, Godramstein, Mörlheim, Mörzheim, Nussdorf, Queichheim und Wollmesheim.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Landau

    lan′daw, n. a coach or carriage with a top which may be opened and thrown back. [Ger. landauer, from Landau.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. landau

    A strong town of Bavaria, in the Palatinate of the Rhine, situated on the Queich, 18 miles from Carlsruhe. This place was held alternately by the French and Austrians from 1680 to 1815, when it was assigned to the Germanic Confederation, under the protection of Bavaria.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Landau

    After Landau in Germany, where it was first made.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LANDAU

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Landau is ranked #6137 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Landau surname appeared 5,582 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Landau.

    95.7% or 5,343 total occurrences were White.
    2.3% or 130 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.8% or 45 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.7% or 42 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of landau in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of landau in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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