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Herschelian

Herschelian adjective: of or pertaining to William Herschel (1738–1822), German-born British astronomer and composer who discovered the planet Uranus.

Adjective

Herschelian (comparative more Herschelian, superlative most Herschelian)

  1. Of or pertaining to William Herschel (1738–1822), German-born British astronomer and composer who discovered the planet Uranus.

Forms of Herschelian

comparativemore Herschelian
superlativemost Herschelian

Origin of Herschelian

From German Herschel + -ian.

Questions about Herschelian

What does Herschelian mean?
Herschelian means of or pertaining to William Herschel (1738–1822), German-born British astronomer and composer who discovered the planet Uranus.
What part of speech is Herschelian?
Herschelian is an adjective.

Words near Herschelian in the dictionary

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

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