Definition of Herschel

1. Noun. English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871).


2. Noun. English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822).

Definition of Herschel

1. n. See Uranus.

Medical Definition of Herschel

1. See Uranus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Herschel

herringboning
herrings
Herring bodies
herring gull
herring hog
herring salad
Herrmann's syndrome
herry
herrying
hers
Hers' disease
hersage
hersall
hersalls
herschel (current term)
Herschel
herschelian
Herschelian telescope
herse
hersed
herself
herself
herses
Hershberg test
Hershey
hershey-chase experiment
Hershey bar
hership
herships
herstories

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