hipparchus

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Noun hipparchus has 1 sense

Hipparchus - Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the precession of the equinoxes and made the first known star chart and is said to have invented trigonometry (second century BC)
--₁ is a kind of astronomer, uranologist, stargazer; mathematician

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Hipparchus

Noun

Sense: Ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician.

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Sample Sentence: Hipparchus made significant contributions to the fields of astronomy and trigonometry.

Noun

Sense: A genus of moth in the family Erebidae.

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Sample Sentence: The Hipparchus moth displays vibrant colors on its wings.

Noun

Sense: A crater on the Moon, named after the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus.

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Sample Sentence: Through a telescope, the Hipparchus crater on the Moon can be observed with great detail.

Adjective

Sense: Pertaining to Hipparchus or his works.

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Sample Sentence: Several scholars have studied and analyzed Hipparchus' astronomical theories.

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