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Shoemaker-Levy

US/ˈʃu.meɪˌkɝ ˈlɛ.vi/

Shoemaker-Levy proper noun: comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, a comet which collided with Jupiter.

Proper noun

Shoemaker-Levy

  1. Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, a comet which collided with Jupiter.
    • Everything about last July's six-day-long collision of Jupiter and the twenty-one pieces that had made up Shoemaker-Levy was on the giant Jovian scale.1994, The Michigan Alumnus, page 19
    • Astronomer Eugene Shoemaker reassured reporters even as the biggest fragment of Shoemaker-Levy was no "dinosaur killer".1994, Astronomy Now

Origin of Shoemaker-Levy

From the surnames of the astronomers Carolyn Shoemaker, Eugene Shoemaker and David Levy, who discovered several comets.

Questions about Shoemaker-Levy

What does Shoemaker-Levy mean?
Shoemaker-Levy means comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, a comet which collided with Jupiter.
What part of speech is Shoemaker-Levy?
Shoemaker-Levy is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shoemaker-Levy?
Shoemaker-Levy is pronounced /ˈʃu.meɪˌkɝ ˈlɛ.vi/ (US).

Words near Shoemaker-Levy in the dictionary

  1. Shoemake
  2. shoemaker
  3. shoemaker's end
  4. shoemaker's ends
  5. shoemaker, stick to your last
  6. Shoemaker-Levy
  7. shoemakers
  8. shoemakers' ends
  9. Shoemakes
  10. shoemaking
  11. Shoeman

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