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EDDINGTON

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Overview

EDDINGTON (noun)
  The noun EDDINGTON has 1 sense:

1. English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944)play

  Familiarity information: EDDINGTON used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


EDDINGTON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Eddington; Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington

Instance hypernyms:

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


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