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landau definition

lan·dau (lan′dô′, -do̵u′)

noun

  1. a four-wheeled covered carriage with the top in two sections, either of which can be lowered independently
  2. a former style of automobile with a top whose back could be folded down

Etymology: after Landau, town in SW Germany where orig. made

Landau definition

Lan·dau (län′do̵u′)

Landau, Lev (Davidovich) (lyef) 1908-68; Soviet theoretical physicist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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