/ Dictionary / Index P Purcell: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pur•cell Pronunciation: (pûr-sel' for 1 pûr's&schwal for 2), [key] — n. born 1912, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1952. 1658?–95, English composer. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: purcell (Thesaurus) purblind Purcell Mountains Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language