WILLIAM HERSCHEL Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase william herschel. (close relations)
Definition of WILLIAM HERSCHEL
william
Best Alternative Words for WILLIAM HERSCHEL
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astronomer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physicist who studies astronomy | ||||||||
observer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses • an expert who observes and comments on something | ||||||||
scientist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | ||||||||
stargazer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone indifferent to the busy world • a physicist who studies astronomy • heavy-bodied marine bottom-lurkers with eyes on flattened top of the head | ||||||||
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) | ||||||||
sir frederick william herschel | ||||||||
noun • English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822) | ||||||||
sir william herschel | nounn | |||||||
noun • English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822) |