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Ruelle

Ruelle \Ru*elle"\, n. [F. ruelle a narrow street, a lan?, ruelle, fr. rue a street.] A private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle. [Obs.]
--Dryden.

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ruelle

n. 1 (context archaic English) The space between the bed and the wall. 2 (context archaic or historical English) A chamber, especially as formerly used in France to hold a reception or a literary gathering. 3 (context archaic French) A private circle , a coterie.

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Ruelle

Ruelle may refer to:

  • Ruelle operator
  • Ruelle zeta function
  • Ruelle-sur-Touvre, commune in the Charente department in south-western France
  • David Ruelle, Belgian-French mathematical physicist
    • Ruelle-Perron-Frobenius theorem is named for him
  • Ruelle (artist), electropop group featuring lead vocalist, Maggie Eckford

Usage examples of "ruelle".

Gamier was at Ruelle, where he had a house which cost him four hundred thousand francs--a fine estate for a man who had made his money as an army contractor during the last war.