name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Herschel
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈhɝʃl̩/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːʃl̩/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ʃəl
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CMU ARPABET: HH ER1 SH AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A male given name.
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name
Meaning 3
The planet Uranus. In use until the mid-19th century as an alternative to Georgium Sidus after King George III.
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Usage: obsolete
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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name
Meaning 4
One of several impact craters in the Solar System, such as the one on Mimas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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name
Meaning 5
A place name:
A special service area in the Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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name
Meaning 6
A place name:
A former settlement on Herschel Island, Yukon, Canada.
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name
Meaning 7
A place name:
A settlement in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after Sir John Herschel.
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noun
Meaning 8
A heptomino shaped like the lowercase letter h, critical as a methuselah.
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Topics: cellular-automata, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 9
English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: William Herschel, Sir William Herschel, Sir Frederick William Herschel
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Broader terms: astronomer, uranologist, stargazer
noun
Meaning 10
English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: John Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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Broader terms: astronomer, uranologist, stargazer
History
Etymology
(Uranus): after its discoverer, William Herschel.
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