A n whitehead
[hwahyt-hed, wahyt-] /ˈʰwaɪtˌhɛd, ˈwaɪt-/
noun
alfred north, 1861–1947, english philosopher and mathematician, in the u.s. after 1924.
whitehead
/ˈwaɪtˌhɛd/
noun
alfred north. 1861–1947, english mathematician and philosopher, who collaborated with bertrand russell in writing principia mathematica (1910–13), and developed a holistic philosophy of science, chiefly in process and reality (1929)
whitehead white·head (wīt’hěd’)
n.
a tiny epidermal cystlike m-ss with a narrow or obstructed opening on the skin surface, which may rupture, caused by the retention of secretions of a sebaceous gland. also called closed comedo.
see milium.
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