galileo
/ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.əʊ/US/ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.oʊ/
galileo noun: the CGS unit of acceleration, equal to 1 centimetre per second per second (1 centimeter per second squared, 1cm/s^2). Symbol: Gal.
Noun
galileo (plural galileos)
- The CGS unit of acceleration, equal to 1 centimetre per second per second (1 centimeter per second squared, 1cm/s^2). Symbol: Gal
- Synonyms:
- gal
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Galileo
Galileo
- Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), an Italian thinker and key figure in the scientific revolution who improved the telescope, made astronomical observations, and put forward the basic principle of relativity in physics.
- The field’s practitioners believe that as they learn to read the universe using neutrinos, they could make new, unexpected discoveries — much as the lensmakers who first developed the telescope could not have imagined that Galileo would later use it to discover the moons of Jupiter.2021 March 30, Anton Troianovski, “Hunting Ghost Particles Beneath the World’s Deepest Lake”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2021
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Galileo
Galileo
- The satellite navigation system of the European Union.
galileo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
galileo in Hindi
- गैलीलियो, गैलिलियो, गेलिलियो
galileo in Tamil
- கலிலியோ, கேலிலியோ
galileo in Marathi
- गॅलिलिओ, गॅलीलियो, गॅलेलियो
galileo in Urdu
- گیلیلیو, گیلیلو, گلیلیو
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- galileo in Bengali
- গ্যালিলিও, গ্যালেলিও
- galileo in Telugu
- గెలీలియో, గెలిలియో
- galileo in Malayalam
- ഗെലിലിയോ, ഗാലിലിയോ, ഗലീലിയോ
- galileo in Kannada
- ಗೆಲಿಲಿಯೋ, ಗ್ಯಾಲಿಲಿಯೋ, ಗೆಲಿಲಿಯೊ
- galileo in Punjabi
- ਗੈਲੀਲੀਓ, ਗੈਲੀਲਿਓ, ਗੈਲੀਲੋ
- galileo in Gujarati
- ગેલિલિયો, ગેલિલીયો, ગેલિલિઓ
- galileo in Odia
- ଗାଲିଲିଓ, ଗେଲିଲିଓ
- galileo in Nepali
- ग्यालिलियो, गेलिलियो, गैलीलियो
Synonyms of galileo
Forms of galileo
| plural | galileos |
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Origin of galileo
Named in honour of Galileo Galilei
Words formed from galileo
Phrases with galileo
Words that rhyme with galileo
Questions about galileo
- What does galileo mean?
- Galileo means the CGS unit of acceleration, equal to 1 centimetre per second per second (1 centimeter per second squared, 1cm/s^2). Symbol: Gal.
- What is galileo in Hindi?
- Galileo in Hindi is गैलीलियो, गैलिलियो, गेलिलियो. See Galileo meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is galileo?
- Galileo can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce galileo?
- Galileo is pronounced /ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.əʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of galileo?
- The plural of galileo is galileos.
Words near galileo in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: galileo (page history and authors); Galileo (page history and authors); galileo (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galileo (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galileo (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galileo (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galileo (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galileo (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galileo (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galileo (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galileo (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galileo (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galileo (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); galileo (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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