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Herschel

UK/ˈhɜːʃl̩/US/ˈhɝʃl̩/

Herschel proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Herschel

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.
    • Herschel Walker’s campaign for Senate removed a false claim – which inaccurately said the Republican candidate graduated from the University of Georgia – from a website for his Senate bid, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.2021 December 17, Rachel Janfaza, “Herschel Walker campaign deletes a false claim saying the Republican candidate for Senate graduated from college”, in CNN
  3. (obsolete) The planet Uranus. In use until the mid-19th century as an alternative to Georgium Sidus after King George III.
  4. One of several impact craters in the Solar System, such as the one on Mimas.
  5. A special service area in the Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  6. A former settlement on Herschel Island, Yukon, Canada.
  7. A settlement in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after Sir John Herschel.

Noun

Herschel (plural Herschels)

  1. A heptomino shaped like the lowercase letter h, critical as a methuselah.
    • This Herschel could be sent through stages of Buckingham's components, producing an arbitrary excess of gliders along a variety of different paths.1996 November 16, Paul Callahan, “Still-life glider reflector found”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet)
    • This uses Paul Callahan's catalysis of a glider into a Herschel and a glider, followed by David Buckingham's 77, 64, 64, 77, and 77 gen Herschel moves.1999 October 7, Mirek Wojtowicz, “Conway's Life: Glider reflector?”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    D-heptomino, J-heptomino

Synonyms of Herschel

  • D-heptomino
  • J-heptomino

Forms of Herschel

pluralHerschels

Origin of Herschel

(Uranus): after its discoverer, William Herschel.

Phrases with Herschel

Words that rhyme with Herschel

Questions about Herschel

What does Herschel mean?
Herschel means a surname.
What part of speech is Herschel?
Herschel can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Herschel?
Herschel is pronounced /ˈhɝʃl̩/ (US).

Words near Herschel in the dictionary

  1. hersage
  2. hersages
  3. hersband
  4. Herschberger
  5. Herschbergers
  6. Herschel
  7. Herschel graph
  8. Herschelian
  9. Herschels
  10. herse
  11. hersed

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