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herschelian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
her-sche-lian
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to William Herschel (1738–1822), German-born British astronomer and composer who discovered the planet Uranus.

Etymology

From German Herschel + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Herschelian (comparative) most Herschelian (superlative)

Questions

What does herschelian mean?
Of or pertaining to William Herschel (1738–1822), German-born British astronomer and composer who discovered the planet Uranus.
Where does herschelian come from?
From German Herschel + -ian.

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