Lowndean

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the astronomer Thomas Lowndes, or the academic professorship of astronomy and geometry that he founded at the University of Cambridge in 1749. not-comparable

    "He referred mainly to his tidology when he applied for the Lowndean professorship of astronomy, which had become vacant that fall."

Example

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"He referred mainly to his tidology when he applied for the Lowndean professorship of astronomy, which had become vacant that fall."

Etymology

From Lowndes + -an.

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