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Herschel

//ˈhɝʃl̩// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A male given name.

    "Herschel Walker’s campaign for Senate removed a false claim – which inaccurately said the Republican candidate graduated from the University of Georgia – from a website for his Senate bid, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported."

  3. 3
    The planet Uranus. In use until the mid-19th century as an alternative to Georgium Sidus after King George III. obsolete
  4. 4
    One of several impact craters in the Solar System, such as the one on Mimas.
  5. 5
    A place name:; A special service area in the Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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  1. 6
    A place name:; A former settlement on Herschel Island, Yukon, Canada.
  2. 7
    A place name:; A settlement in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after Sir John Herschel.
Noun
  1. 1
    A heptomino shaped like the lowercase letter h, critical as a methuselah.

    "This Herschel could be sent through stages of Buckingham's components, producing an arbitrary excess of gliders along a variety of different paths."

Etymology

Etymology 1

(Uranus): after its discoverer, William Herschel.

Etymology 2

(Uranus): after its discoverer, William Herschel.

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