/ Dictionary / Index N napier: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: na•pi•er Pronunciation: (n?'p?-ur), [key] ? n. Physics. neper. Na•pi•er Pronunciation: (n?'p?-ur or, for 1?3, nu-p?r'), [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: dentifrice Analogy of the Day: Today?s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today?s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language