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Definition: Eccles

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997).[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Eccles" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1552. (references)

Common Expressions: Eccles

Expressions Definition
David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles PC KCVO (September 18, 1904-February 24, 1999) was a British Conservative politician. (references)
Eccles (character) Eccles is the name of a comedy character, created and performed by Spike Milligan, from the 1950s United Kingdom radio comedy series The Goon Show. (references)
Eccles (UK Parliament constituency) Eccles is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. (references)
Eccles Building The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building houses the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. The building was designed by Paul Phillippe Cret and finished in 1937. President Roosevelt dedicated the building on October 20, 1937. (references)
Eccles cake A flat round cake of sweetened pastry filled with dried fruit. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Eccles cake An Eccles cake is a small, round cake filled with currants. It is made with flaky pastry, enriched with butter. It is named after the English town of Eccles, near Manchester. (references)
Ellen Eccles Theatre The Ellen Eccles Theatre was built in 1923 on Logan, Utah's Main Street. Then known as the Capitol Theatre, it was a home originally to vaudeville and opera. As vaudeville died out, it became used primarily for community events, and increasingly, movies. By the 1980's, the Capitol had fallen into disrepair and become a run-down home for second-run movies. (references)
John Eccles Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
John Eccles John Eccles or Eagles (1668 - January 12, 1735) was an English composer. (references)
Marriner Stoddard Eccles Marriner Stoddard Eccles (September 9, 1890 - December 18, 1977) was a U.S. banker, economist, and Chairman of the Federal Reserve. (references)
Mount Eccles Mount Eccles is in Victoria, Australia. It is comprised of scoria hill from a series of volcanic vents. (references)
Sir John Carew Eccles Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Viscount Eccles Viscount Eccles is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Viscountcy was bestowed in 1964 on David Eccles, a politician who served as Member of Parliament, Minister of Works, Minister of Education and President of the Board of Trade during his career. (references)
William Eccles William Henry Eccles (August 23 1875 - April 29 1966) was a British physicist and a pioneer in the development of radio communication. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Eccles

Eccles

Eccles can refer to:

Places

  • Eccles (UK Parliament constituency) — a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
  • Eccles Avenue Historic District, Ogden, Utah
  • Eccles Broadcast Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Eccles, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders.
  • Eccles, Greater Manchester, England
  • Eccles, Kent, England
  • Eccles, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
  • Eccles, Nevada, in Lincoln County, Nevada
  • Eccles, Nord, a commune in Nord department, France (Settled by Saxons)

Sports

  • Eccles Coliseum, in Cedar City, Utah, home of the Southern Utah University football team
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium, in Salt Lake City, Utah, home of the University of Utah football team as well as Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer

People

Eccles: Ecclesson, Eccleson
  • Clancy Eccles (* 1940; † 2005), Jamaican musician
  • David Eccles (businessman) (*1849; † 1912), American businessman who became Utah's first multimillionaire
  • David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles (*1904; † 1999), British Conservative politician
  • Henry Eccles (composer) (* 1670; † 1742),
  • Henry E. Eccles (* 1898; † 1986), Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
  • John Carew Eccles (* 1903; † 1997), Australian physiologist
  • John Eccles (* 1668; † 1735), British composer
  • Marriner Stoddard Eccles (* 1890; † 1977), U.S. banker, economist, and Chairman of the Federal Reserve
  • Solomon Eccles (* 1618; † 1683), English musician
  • Spencer Eccles (* 1934), a prominent financier and philanthropist in Salt Lake City, Utah
  • W. J. Eccles, Canadian professor and author of multiple Canadian history books.
  • William Henry Eccles (* 1875; † 1966), British physicist
  • Eccles (character), a character in The Goon Show

Education

Miscellaneous

  • Eccles, abbreviation for Ecclesiastes, an Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) book
  • Eccles cake, a currant filled cake
  • Eccles used to be a manufacturer of caravans in the UK (see www.ecclescoc.co.uk)

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Eccles". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Eccles

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Eccles 79     Andrew Eccles 3
Eccles (UK Parliament constituency) 19     Battle of Eccles Hill 11
John Carew Eccles 16     Brent Eccles 2
Eccles Road railway station 15     Clancy Eccles 11
David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles 14     David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles 14
Eccles railway station 13     David Eccles (alternative meanings) 2
Eccles rail crash 12     David Eccles (businessman) 7
Eccles Metrolink station 11     Diana Eccles, Viscountess Eccles 9
Clancy Eccles 11     Eccles 79
Battle of Eccles Hill 11     Eccles (character) 9
John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles 11     Eccles (UK Parliament constituency) 19
Diana Eccles, Viscountess Eccles 9     Eccles Avenue Historic District 5
Eccles (character) 9     Eccles Broadcast Center 7
Tony Eccles 8     Eccles Building 5
Henry E. Eccles 8     Eccles cake 5
Mount Eccles National Park 8     Eccles Coliseum 8
Eccles Coliseum 8     Eccles College 4
David Eccles (businessman) 7     Eccles Metrolink station 11
Eccles Broadcast Center 7     Eccles rail crash 12
Eccles rail crash (1984) 7     Eccles rail crash (1941) 4
Salford and Eccles (UK Parliament constituency) 7     Eccles rail crash (1984) 7
Marriner Stoddard Eccles 7     Eccles railway station 13
John Eccles 6     Eccles Road railway station 15
Worsley and Eccles South (UK Parliament constituency) 6     Eccles Shorrock 3
Spencer Eccles 6     Eccles Street 3
Eccles Avenue Historic District 5     Ellen Eccles Theatre 3
Eccles cake 5     Henry E. Eccles 8
Eccles Building 5     Henry Eccles (composer) 2
William Eccles 4     John Carew Eccles 16
John Eccles (composer) 4     John Eccles 6
Eccles College 4     John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles 11
Terry Eccles 4     John Eccles (composer) 4
Peter Eccles 4     Marriner Stoddard Eccles 7
Viscount Eccles 4     Mount Eccles 3
Solomon Eccles 4     Mount Eccles National Park 8
Eccles rail crash (1941) 4     Peter Eccles 4
Eccles Street 3     Salford and Eccles (UK Parliament constituency) 7
Andrew Eccles 3     Solomon Eccles 4
Ellen Eccles Theatre 3     Spencer Eccles 6
Eccles Shorrock 3     Terry Eccles 4
Mount Eccles 3     Tony Eccles 8
Henry Eccles (composer) 2     Viscount Eccles 4
David Eccles (alternative meanings) 2     William Eccles 4
Brent Eccles 2     Worsley and Eccles South (UK Parliament constituency) 6

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: Eccles
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Expression

 John Eccles, sir John Carew Eccles.
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Computed Synonyms: Eccles

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 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.0497   Eccles     Eccl     clergy, priesthood   
 2   1.0094   Eccles     clergy     clergyman, minister, pastor, parson, priest   
 3   1.0090   Eccles     priesthood     clergy, ministry, priest, ministration, pastorate   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: Eccles

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bahasa Indonesia kependetaan (priesthood, clergy, Eccl, Eccles). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch William Henry Eccles (William Eccles). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
Français petit gâteau d'Eccles (Eccles cake), garniture pour petits gâteaux d'Eccles (Eccles cake filling). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
French petit gâteau d'Eccles (Eccles cake), garniture pour petits gâteaux d'Eccles (Eccles cake filling). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
Gaelg soddag churran (Eccles cake). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
Gailck soddag churran (Eccles cake). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
German William Henry Eccles (William Eccles). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
High German William Henry Eccles (William Eccles). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch William Henry Eccles (William Eccles). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian mazsolás sütemény (Eccles cake). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
Indonesian kependetaan (priesthood, clergy, Eccl, Eccles). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar mazsolás sütemény (Eccles cake). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx soddag churran (Eccles cake). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx Gaelic soddag churran (Eccles cake). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
Scots Gaelic An Eaglais (Eccles). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, Eccles. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top

Constructed Language Translations: Eccles

Language Translations for “Eccles” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Athageccles (Eccles). Additional references: Athag, Eccles. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Ageccles (Eccles). Additional references: Double Dutch, Eccles. (volunteer)
Leet 3((#3$ (Eccles). Additional references: Leet, Eccles. (volunteer)
Oppish Opeccles (Eccles). Additional references: Oppish, Eccles. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Ecclesway (Eccles). Additional references: Pig Latin, Eccles. (volunteer)
Terran B knend (Eccles). Additional references: Terran B, Eccles. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Ubeccles (Eccles). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Eccles. (volunteer)
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