Gliese

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Translingual

Etymology

German Gliese. Named for German astronomer Wilhelm Gliese

Proper noun

Gliese

  1. (astronomy) An asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System
    Synonyms: 1823 Gliese, (1823) Gliese, 1951 RD, 1823, 1823 (1951 RD), (1823) 1951 RD, (1823) Gliese (1951 RD), Gliese (1951 RD), (Gliese) 1951 RD, 1823 (Gliese) 1951 RD
  2. (astronomy) The Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars

Usage notes

(star catalogue): Used as the prefix of catalog entries in the Gliese star catalog.

Synonyms

star catalogue

Hyponyms

star catalogue

Derived terms

star catalogue
  • Gl (abbreviation)

Further reading

English

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Etymology

From German Gliese.

Proper noun

Gliese (plural Glieses)

  1. (countable) A surname

Translations

Anagrams

German

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Gliese m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Glieses or (with an article) Gliese, feminine genitive Gliese, plural Glieses or Gliese)

  1. a surname, Gliese

Descendants

  • Translingual: Gliese
  • English: Gliese
  • Chinese: 格利澤 / 格利泽 (Gélìzé) (transliteration)