Landau

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Landau \Lan"dau\, n. [From the town Ladau in Germany; cf. F.
     landau. See {Land}, {Island}.]
     A four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided
     into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in
     such a manner as to make an open carriage. [Written also
     {landaw}.]


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Landau
       n 1: Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics
            (1908-1968) [syn: {Lev Davidovich Landau}]
       2: a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two
          parts (front and back) that can be let down separately