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CLYDE WILLIAM TOMBAUGH

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Overview

CLYDE WILLIAM TOMBAUGH (noun)
  The noun CLYDE WILLIAM TOMBAUGH has 1 sense:

1. United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto (1906-1997)play

  Familiarity information: CLYDE WILLIAM TOMBAUGH used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


CLYDE WILLIAM TOMBAUGH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto (1906-1997)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Clyde Tombaugh; Clyde William Tombaugh; Tombaugh

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)


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