HyperDic: sir_william_huggins

English > 1 sense of the expression Sir William Huggins:
NOUNperson Sir William Huggins, HugginsEnglish astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)
English > Sir William Huggins: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910).
SynonymHuggins
Instance ofastronomer, uranologist, stargazerA physicist who studies astronomy
SpanishSir William Huggins

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