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/pit"meuhn/, n.Sir Isaac, 1813-97, English inventor of a system of shorthand.
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Pitman — may refer to: * Pitman, New Jersey * Pitman Shorthand, a system of shorthand * Pitman arm, a vehicle steering component * A connecting rod in an engine * Pitman (Game Boy), a Game Boy game * Pitman Press, a British publisher * Pitman Publishing,… … Wikipedia
Pitman — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Herbert Pitman (1877–1961), dritter Offizier der RMS Titanic Isaac Pitman (1813–1897), Ausarbeiter einer Kurzschrift Jacob Pitman (1810–1890), Architekt Joe Pitman (* 1924), US amerikanischer Gewichtheber… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pitman — Pitman, Sir Isaac, Erfinder des verbreitetsten englischen Stenographiesystems, geb. 4. Jan. 1813 in Trowbridge (Wiltshire), gest. 22. Jan. 1897 in Bath, war zuerst Volksschullehrer und veröffentlichte als Vorsteher des Kollegs zu Barton on Humber … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Pitman — Pitman, NJ U.S. borough in New Jersey Population (2000): 9331 Housing Units (2000): 3653 Land area (2000): 2.293609 sq. miles (5.940420 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.026479 sq. miles (0.068580 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.320088 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Pitman, NJ — U.S. borough in New Jersey Population (2000): 9331 Housing Units (2000): 3653 Land area (2000): 2.293609 sq. miles (5.940420 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.026479 sq. miles (0.068580 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.320088 sq. miles (6.009000 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Pitman — Pit man, n.; pl. {Pitmen}. 1. One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes, a connecting rod in other machinery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pitman — Pitman, Isaak, Begründer des in England verbreitetsten Stenographiesystems (Phonography), geb. 1813 zu Trowbridge (Wiltshire), Lehrer an der von ihm 1839 gegründeten Schule in Bath, 1894 in den Ritterstand erhoben, gest. 21. Jan. 1897 in London;… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
PITMAN — Publishing Limited, London/John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, Toronto (Research Notes in Theoretical Computer Science) (informationswissenschaftl. Veoeffentlichungen) … Acronyms
PITMAN — Publishing Limited, London/John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, Toronto (Research Notes in Theoretical Computer Science) (informationswissenschaftl. Veröffentlichungen) … Acronyms von A bis Z
Pitman — [pit′mən] Sir Isaac 1813 97; Eng. inventor of a system of shorthand … English World dictionary
pitman — [pit′mən] n. 1. pl. pitmen [pit′mən] a person who works in a pit; esp., a coal miner ☆ 2. pitmans [pit′mənz ] a type of connecting rod that changes axial motion into linear motion, as in a steering system … English World dictionary
