HyperDic: jan_hendrix_oort

English > 1 sense of the expression Jan Hendrix Oort:
NOUNperson Jan Hendrix Oort, OortDutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992)
English > Jan Hendrix Oort: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningDutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992).
SynonymOort
Instance ofastronomer, uranologist, stargazerA physicist who studies astronomy

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