Landau
lan·dau
noun
1.
Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)
2.
a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
Origin
Named after the German city of Landau, where such carriages were first made. Compare German Landauer.
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