Spitzer

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pointed bullet.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"Astronomers also have used NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, which observes in infrared light, to study extrasolar planets. In 2007, the Spitzer telescope detected water vapor for the first time on another world."

Etymology

From German Spitz (“pointed”). Compare German Spitzgeschoss

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