HyperDic: bowditch

English > 1 sense of the word *Bowditch*:
NOUN	person	Bowditch, Nathaniel Bowditch	United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)

Bowditch > pronunciation
Sounds	bow'dihch
Rhymes	backstitch ... witch: 27 rhymes with ihch...

English > *Bowditch*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838).
Synonym	Nathaniel Bowditch
Instance of	astronomer, uranologist, stargazer	A physicist who studies astronomy
Instance of	mathematician	A person skilled in mathematics