/ Dictionary / Index S Stokes: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Stokes Pronunciation: (stōks), [key] — n. born 1927, U.S. politician: the first black mayor of a major U.S. city (Cleveland, Ohio, 1967–71). 1860–1927, British inventor and engineer. 1819–1903, British physicist and mathematician, born in Ireland. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: stokes (Thesaurus) stoker Stokes-Adams syndrome Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fidelity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language