galileo
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galileo¹
Where it comes from
Named in honour of Galileo Galilei
noun galileos
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The CGS unit of acceleration, equal to 1 centimetre per second per second (1 centimeter per second squared, 1cm/s^2). Symbol: Gal
Similar: gal
Galileo²
- /ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.əʊ/ UK
- /ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.oʊ/ US
- /ˌɡæl.ɪˈliː.oʊ/ US
- /ˌɡæl.ɪˈlæɪ.əʉ/ Australia
Rhymes with -eɪəʊ
proper noun
- Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), an Italian thinker and key figure in the scientific revolution who improved the telescope, made astronomical observations, and put forward the basic principle of relativity in physics. The field’s practitioners believe that as they learn to read the universe using neutrinos, they could make new, unexpected discoveries — much as the lensmakers who first developed the telescope could not have imagined that Galileo would later use it to discover the moons of Jupiter.
proper noun
- The satellite navigation system of the European Union.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: galileo galilei, galilee, egnos, galilei, scientist, physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, polymath, observer, stargazer, skywatcher, innovator, pioneer, experimenter
Translations
Talk about this word "galileo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/galileo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. galileo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/galileo "galileo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/galileo.Cite this
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title = {galileo},
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