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Schiaparelli

Schiaparelli proper noun: a surname from Italian.

Proper noun

Schiaparelli (countable and uncountable, plural Schiaparellis)

  1. (countable) A surname from Italian.
  2. Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer, who discovered canali, mistranslated as "canals", on Mars.
  3. A crater in Sinus Sabaeus, Mars, named for Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli
  4. A crater in Seleucus, Oceanus Procellarum, Moon, named for Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli

Synonyms of Schiaparelli

  • Schiaparelli Crater

Forms of Schiaparelli

pluralSchiaparellis

Origin of Schiaparelli

From Italian Schiaparelli.

Questions about Schiaparelli

What does Schiaparelli mean?
Schiaparelli means a surname from Italian.
What part of speech is Schiaparelli?
Schiaparelli is a proper noun.

Words near Schiaparelli in the dictionary

  1. schiacciata
  2. Schiah
  3. Schiahs
  4. Schiano
  5. Schianos
  6. Schiaparelli
  7. Schiaparellis
  8. Schiappa
  9. schiavinatoite
  10. Schiavo
  11. schiavona

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