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Le Verrier

Le Verrier proper noun: a surname from French.

Proper noun (1)

Le Verrier (plural Le Verriers)

  1. A surname from French

Proper noun (2)

Le Verrier

  1. (obsolete) Former name of Neptune (“planet”). A planet in Solar System.
    Synonyms:
    Planet Le Verrier, Le Verrier's Planet
  2. A crater in Mare Imbrium, LQ04 quadrangle, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System.
    Synonyms:
    Crater Le Verrier
  3. A crater in Mars, Solar System.
    Synonyms:
    Crater Le Verrier

Synonyms of Le Verrier

  • Planet Le Verrier
  • Le Verrier's Planet
  • Crater Le Verrier

Forms of Le Verrier

pluralLe Verriers
alternative formLeVerrier
alternative formleVerrier
alternative formle Verrier
alternative formLeverrier
alternative formVerrier

Origin of Le Verrier

From French Le Verrier.

Named after French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier * (Planet Neptune): Named for the person who predicted Neptune's existence.

Words formed from Le Verrier

  • Asteroid Leverrier
  • Le Verrier Crater
  • Le Verrier's Planet
  • Planet Le Verrier

Questions about Le Verrier

What does Le Verrier mean?
Le Verrier means a surname from French.
What part of speech is Le Verrier?
Le Verrier is a proper noun.

Words near Le Verrier in the dictionary

  1. Le Tellier
  2. Le Touquet
  3. Le Tréport
  4. Le Vauclin
  5. Le Vegre
  6. Le Verrier
  7. Le Vésinet
  8. le$bean
  9. le$bian
  10. le$bians
  11. le'ss

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