huxley

2 definitions found

huxley - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Huxley
      n 1: English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the
           role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of
           the nerve impulse (born in 1917) [syn: Huxley, Andrew Huxley
           , Andrew Fielding Huxley]
      2: English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered
         mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled
         utopia (1894-1963) [syn: Huxley, Aldous Huxley, Aldous   Leonard Huxley
         ]
      3: English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory
         of evolution (1825-1895) [syn: Huxley, Thomas Huxley,
         Thomas Henry Huxley]

huxley - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Huxley, IA (city, FIPS 37920)
    Location: 41.89600 N, 93.60247 W
    Population (1990): 2047 (807 housing units)
    Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50124
  Huxley, TX (city, FIPS 35636)
    Location: 31.76224 N, 93.88738 W
    Population (1990): 335 (261 housing units)
    Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)