Penrose

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Bemrose

Etymology

From Cornish penn (“head”) + ros (“moor, heathland”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Penrose

1. A surname from Cornish.
2. A small village in St Ervan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8770).
3. A small town in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
4. A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales.
5. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
6. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Fremont County, Colorado.
   2. An unincorporated community in Transylvania County, North Carolina.
   3. A neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
   4. A neighbourhood in Arlington County, Virginia.

Derived terms

• Lucas-Penrose argument
• Penrose diagram
• Penrose drain
• Penrose-Lucas argument
• Penrose mechanism
• Penrose process
• Penrose staircase
• Penrose stairs
• Penrose steps
• Penrose transform
• Penrose triangle
• Penrosian

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