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Mayer
1. Julius Robert von . 1814--78, German physicist whose research in thermodynamics (1842) contributed to the discovery of the law of conservation of energy
2. Louis B(urt). 1885--1957, US film producer, born in Russia; founder and first head (1924--48) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) film company

mayer [′mī·ər]
(thermodynamics)
A unit of heat capacity equal to the heat capacity of a substance whose temperature is raised 1° Celsius by 1 joule.


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Do you know, that rascal was delivering the wheat to the elevator--wheat on which I held a chattel--and I got to Tom Mayer just as he was figuring up the weights.
 
 
 
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