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parkinson

/ˈpɑːr.kɪn.sən/

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noun

/ˈpɑːr.kɪn.sən/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное, обозначающее фамилию, известную в связи с Джеймсом Паркинсоном, английским хирургом, впервые описавшим болезнь Паркинсона, и Сирилом Норткотом Паркинсоном, британским историком, известным законом Паркинсона.

A proper noun referring to a surname, notably associated with James Parkinson, an English surgeon who first described Parkinson's disease, and C. Northcote Parkinson, a British historian known for Parkinson's Law.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. C1formalbritish

    James Parkinson (1755-1824), an English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, and paleontologist, best known for his 1817 work 'An Essay on the Shaking Palsy', which first described the condition later named Parkinson's disease.

    ruАнглийский хирург

    • James Parkinson was a pioneering surgeon in London.
    • Parkinson's detailed observations of the shaking palsy were groundbreaking.
    • The medical community honors Parkinson for his early description of the disease.
  2. British historianC1formalbritish

    C. Northcote Parkinson (1909-1993), a British naval historian and author, famous for formulating 'Parkinson's Law', which states that 'work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion'.

    ruПаркинсон

    • Parkinson's Law is a humorous critique of bureaucratic inefficiency.
    • C. Northcote Parkinson wrote extensively about the nature of administration.
    • His satirical observations on bureaucracy remain widely quoted today.
Forms
  • parkinson's possessive singular form