Whitehead \White"head`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The blue-winged snow goose. (b) The surf scoter. Whitehead torpedo \White"head` tor*pe"do\, or Whitehead \White"head`\, n. A form of self-propelling torpedo.
Whitehead n 1: English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947) [syn: {Alfred North Whitehead}] 2: a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland [syn: {milium}]