Meanings
Calque of Latin nani, gigantum humeris insidentes.
How to pronounce "dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants":
AU
One who discovers by building on previous discoveries.
Example Sentences
1
As a scientist, I feel like a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants, benefiting from the work of those who came before me.
2
In the world of technology, every new innovation is like a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants, leveraging existing knowledge to reach new heights.
3
The advancements in space exploration would not be possible without the achievement of those who came before, with each new mission being a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants.
A-Z Proximities
- dust settles
- dusty miller
- Dutch courage
- Dutch reckoning
- duty calls
- dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants
- dyed-in-the-wool
- dyed in the wool
- dying quail
- dynamite charge
- E ticket
