SIR JOHN HERSCHEL Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the phrase sir john herschel. (close relations)
Definition of SIR JOHN HERSCHEL
Best Alternative Words for SIR JOHN HERSCHEL
Expand? | Word | Save? | More Syns.. | Usage | Type | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
astronomer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physicist who studies astronomy | ||||||||
mathematician | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person skilled in mathematics | ||||||||
photographer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who takes photographs professionally | ||||||||
polymath | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person of great and varied learning | ||||||||
scientist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | ||||||||
herschel | nounn | |||||||
noun • English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the Southern Hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) • English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822) | ||||||||
john herschel | nounn | |||||||
noun • English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the Southern Hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) | ||||||||
sir john frederick william herschel | nounn | |||||||
noun • English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the Southern Hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) |