| English Dictionary |
HARLOW SHAPLEY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
• HARLOW SHAPLEY (noun)
The noun HARLOW SHAPLEY has 1 sense:
1. United States astronomer (1885-1972)
Familiarity information: HARLOW SHAPLEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States astronomer (1885-1972)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Harlow Shapley; Shapley
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"To kill two birds with one stone." (English proverb)
"Not every sweet root give birth to sweet grass." (Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"Need excavates the trick." (Arabic proverb)
"A fine rain still soaks you to the bone, but no one takes it seriously." (Corsican proverb)
"Not every sweet root give birth to sweet grass." (Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"Need excavates the trick." (Arabic proverb)
"A fine rain still soaks you to the bone, but no one takes it seriously." (Corsican proverb)