Gliese

//ɡli.zə// name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname countable

Example

More examples

"Gliese 581 is a star in the constellation Libra named after the German astronomer Wilhelm Gliese. It is a red dwarf, and is among the 100 closest stars to the Sun. We know that it has at least three planetary companions: Gliese 581 b, c and e."

Etymology

From German Gliese.

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