Definition of
herschel has definitions from the fields of physics,astronomy,photography
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[ noun ] (physics,astronomy,photography) English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)

Synonyms

sir_john_frederick_william_herschel sir_john_herschel john_herschel

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astronomer

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[ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 792
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[ noun ] (physics,astronomy) English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)

Synonyms

sir_william_herschel william_herschel sir_frederick_william_herschel

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astronomer

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Phonetic and Homophones

HH ER1 SH AH0 L herschell

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