/ Dictionary / Index N napier: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: na•pi•er Pronunciation: (nā'pē-ur), [key] — n. Physics. neper. Na•pi•er Pronunciation: (nā'pē-ur or, for 1–3, nu-pēr'), [key] — n. 1782–1853, British general. 1550–1617, Scottish mathematician: inventor of logarithms. (1st Baron Napier of Magdala), 1810–90, English field marshal. former name of Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: napier (Thesaurus) naphthyl group napier grass Related Content Daily Word Quiz: banshee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language