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JAN HENDRIX OORT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992)
Synonyms:
Jan Hendrix Oort; Oort
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Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
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