| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb herschelianly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (herschelianly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective herschelian.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HERSCHELIAN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1831. (references) |
Common Expressions: HERSCHELIAN
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Herschelian telescope | 1: A reflecting telescope of the form invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the object is formed near one side of the open end of the tube, and to this the eyeglass is applied directly. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: A reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
