Definitions for Herschel
ˈhɜr ʃəl, ˈhɛər-her·schel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Herschel, John Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Sir John Frederick William Herschelnoun

   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. Herschel, William Herschel, Sir William Herschel, Sir Frederick William Herschelnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Herschelnoun

   The planet Uranus. In use until the mid-19th century as an alternative to Georgium Sidus after King George III.

2. Etymology: After its discoverer, Sir William Herschel

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1. herschel

   Herschel can have various meanings depending on its context: 1. Herschel is often used as a male first name of Yiddish origin. 2. It's a well-known surname in the world of astronomy - Sir William Herschel was an 18th-century German-British astronomer and composer, known for his discovery of the planet Uranus. His sister, Caroline Herschel, and son, John Herschel, also made significant contributions to the field. 3. It's a brand name for Herschel Supply Co., a Canadian manufacturer of hipster-retro backpacks, bags, and other travel goods.

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1. Herschelnoun

   see Uranus

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1. Herschel

   Herschel is a huge crater in the leading hemisphere of the Saturnian moon Mimas, on the equator at 100° longitude. It is named after the eighteenth century astronomer William Herschel, who discovered Mimas in 1789. Herschel is the largest crater relative to its parent body of any equilibrium planetary moon in the Solar System. It is so large that astronomers have expressed surprise that Mimas was not shattered by the impact that caused it. It measures 139 km across, almost 1/3 the diameter of the moon; its walls are approximately 5 km high, parts of its floor are 10–12 km deep, and its central peak rises 6–8 km above the crater floor. If there were a crater of an equivalent scale on Earth it would be over 4,000 km in diameter and wider than Canada, with walls over 200 km high. The impact that formed Herschel must have nearly disrupted Mimas entirely; chasmata can be seen on the opposite side of Mimas that may be stress fractures due to shock waves from the impact traveling through the moon and focusing there. The impact is also suspected of having something to do with the current 'Pac-Man'–shaped temperature pattern on Mimas.

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1. HERSCHEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Herschel is ranked #80419 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Herschel surname appeared 236 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Herschel.
   
   90.6% or 214 total occurrences were White.
   3.8% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.5% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

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1. • Astronomer

How to pronounce Herschel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Herschel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Herschel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Herschel in a Sentence

1. Doug Collins:

   I have never heard Herschel Walker’s position on pro-life. I have n’t, i’ve never heard Raphael Warnock position on gun control. I’ve never heard Raphael Warnock position on a lot of these issues that are conservative issues.

2. Donald Trump:

   This wasn’t the right brand for Republicanism, and I think Herschel Walker will probably go down as one of the worst Republican candidates in our party's history.

3. Raphael Warnock:

   This is not a race about Democrat and Republican. It's not a race of right vs. left. Fundamentally, this is a race, right or wrong, and who's right for Georgia and who's clearly wrong for Georgia, this race is about competence, and it's about character. When it comes to that, the choice could not be more clear between me and Herschel Walker.

4. Raphael Warnock:

   I think it’s important to point out that my opponent Herschel Walker is not here, and I think that half of being a senator is showing up, that’s half of life. And I have shown up for the people of Georgia time and time again.

5. Herschel Walker:

   On paper, it makes more sense for us to reengage in the Republican Herschel Walker House and continue this fight.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Herschel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Herschel
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Herschel
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Herschel
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html