Associations to the word «Carlyle»

Wiktionary

CARLYLE, proper noun. A surname​ derived from Carlisle; the most famous to bear it was Thomas Carlyle.
CARLYLE, proper noun. A male given name transferred from the surname.
CARLYLE, proper noun. Any of a number of places in the US named for people with the surname.
CARLYLE CIRCLE, noun. (math) A certain circle in a coordinate plane associated with a quadratic equation, having the property that the solutions of the equation are the horizontal coordinates of the intersections of the circle with the horizontal axis.
CARLYLE CIRCLES, noun. Plural of Carlyle circle

Dictionary definition

CARLYLE, noun. Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881).

Wise words

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