Gliese

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

German Gliese. Named for German astronomer Wilhelm Gliese

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

Synonyms[edit]

star catalogue

Hyponyms[edit]

star catalogue

Derived terms[edit]

star catalogue
  • Gl (abbreviation)

Further reading[edit]

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

German Gliese

Proper noun[edit]

Gliese (plural Glieses)

  1. (countable) A surname

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

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