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1. Napier
   HMS Napier was a British Javelin Class destroyer of 1695 tons displacement launched in 1939. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 183.Or...
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2. Napier
   Meaning as a surname: Someone concerned with table-linen.
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3. Napier
   [n] - Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms
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4. napier
   a diagram on which compass deviation is plotted for various headings,and the points connected by a smooth curve,permitting deviation problems to be solved quickly without interpolation Category: Transport
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5. napier
   Synonym: neper. ... Origin: John Napier, Scottish mathematician, 1550-1617 ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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6. Napier
   John Napier noun Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)
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7. Napier
   city and port, eastern North Island, New Zealand, on the southwestern shore of Hawke Bay. Laid out in 1856, the town was named for Sir Charles ... [1 related articles]
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8. Napier
   Napier is a French boy name. The meaning of the name is `Linen Keeper` Where is it used? The name Napier is mainly used In English. The name Napier doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Napier seems to be unique!
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9. Napier
   Atkinson & Morrison, St Andrews U; design began ca. 1985, first implementation Napier88, 1988. Based on orthogonal persistence, permits definition and manipulation of namespaces. ['The Napier88 Reference Manual', R. Morrison et al, CS Depts St Andrews U and U Glasgow, Persistent Programming Research Report PPRR-77-89, 1989].
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10. Napier
    Napier (nā'pēur) , city (1993 est. pop. 51,800), E central North Island, New Zealand, on Hawke Bay, close to Hastings. It is a major center for wool, as well as meat, fruit, and dairy exports; tourism is also important to the economy. When Napier suffered a severe earthquake in 1931,...
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11. Napier
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. John, Scottish mathematician, 1550-1617. See: neper
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12. napier
    Type: Term Pronunciation: nā′pē-ĕr Synonyms: neper
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13. Napier
    (New Zealand electorate) Boundaries of Napier Electorate for 2008 and 2011 elections `Napier` is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Napier is Chris Tremain, of the National Party. He has he...
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