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ASAPH HALL
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• ASAPH HALL (noun)
The noun ASAPH HALL has 1 sense:
1. United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)
Familiarity information: ASAPH HALL used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Asaph Hall; Hall
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
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