Home › Words › S › stephensonianstephensonianstephensonian means of or relating to George Stephenson (1781–1848), English engineer who built the first public intercity railway line to use steam locomotives.EtymologyFrom Stephenson + -ian.adjOf or relating to George Stephenson (1781–1848), English engineer who built the first public intercity railway line to use steam locomotives.Of or relating to Neal Stephenson (born 1959), American writer of speculative fiction and cyberpunk novels.nounA member or alumnus of Stephenson College, Durham.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.stevensonian 61% match — Of or relating to Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), Scottish writer. vs stephensonian →stephanial 54% match — Relating to the stephanion. vs stephensonian →stevensian 54% match — Relating to or reminiscent of someone with the surname Stevens, especially the poet Wallace Stevens. vs stephensonian →stanhopian 53% match — Of or relating to Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753–1816), British statesman and scientist. vs stephensonian →steinerian 51% match — Of or relating to Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. vs stephensonian →brunellian 49% match — Relating to the works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English civil engineer. vs stephensonian →steinmetzian 49% match — Of or relating to Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865–1923), German-American mathematician and electrical engineer. vs stephensonian →scottian 49% match — Of or relating to Walter Scott (1771–1832), Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet. vs stephensonian →