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Halleyan

Halleyan adjective: of or relating to Edmond Halley (1656–1742), English astronomer, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist, best known for discovering Halley's Comet.

Adjective

Halleyan (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Edmond Halley (1656–1742), English astronomer, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist, best known for discovering Halley's Comet.

Origin of Halleyan

From Halley + -an.

Questions about Halleyan

What does Halleyan mean?
Halleyan means of or relating to Edmond Halley (1656–1742), English astronomer, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist, best known for discovering Halley's Comet.
What part of speech is Halleyan?
Halleyan is an adjective.

Words near Halleyan in the dictionary

  1. Hallettsville
  2. Hallewell
  3. Halley
  4. Halley's Comet
  5. Halley's method
  6. Halleyan
  7. Halleys
  8. Hallford
  9. Hallfords
  10. hallful
  11. hallfuls

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