ECCLES

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• ECCLES (noun)
  The noun ECCLES has 1 sense:

1. Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)

  Familiarity information: ECCLES used as a noun is very rare.

• ECCLES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Eccles; John Eccles; Sir John Carew Eccles

Instance hypernyms:

physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)

 Context examples 

I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Johnston, Eccles, Cooke, Harward, Bligh!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Pray sit down, Mr. Scott Eccles,” said Holmes in a soothing voice.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There is, on the face of it, something unnatural about this strange and sudden friendship between the young Spaniard and Scott Eccles. It was the former who forced the pace.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Now, what did he want with Eccles?

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Mr. Scott Eccles had fidgeted in his seat during this conversation.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This is very painful—very painful and terrible, said Mr. Scott Eccles in a querulous voice, but it is really uncommonly hard on me.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

We wish a statement, Mr. Scott Eccles, as to the events which led up to the death last night of Mr. Aloysius Garcia, of Wisteria Lodge, near Esher.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Are you Mr. John Scott Eccles, of Popham House, Lee?

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I am sure of it, Mr. Scott Eccles—I am sure of it,” said Inspector Gregson in a very amiable tone.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)