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voorwerps

voorwerps is the plural of voorwerp.

Meaning of voorwerp

Noun

voorwerp (plural voorwerps)

  1. An ionization or light echo, especially the quasar ionization echo known as Hanny's Voorwerp.
    • The voorwerp turns out to be a cloud of gas tens of thousands of light-years across, which has somehow been heated to high enough temperatures to emit visible light. The exact mechanism of the heating is still under debate, but probably[…]2014 December 9, Chad Orzel, Eureka: Discovering Your Inner Scientist, Basic Books, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    voorwerpje

Questions about voorwerps

What is voorwerps the plural of?
Voorwerps is the plural of voorwerp.

Words near voorwerps in the dictionary

  1. Voorst
  2. Voortrekker
  3. Voortrekkers
  4. voorwerp
  5. voorwerpje
  6. voorwerps
  7. VOP
  8. Vopo
  9. Vopos
  10. VOPs
  11. voqui blanco

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