Oort

/ɔrt/
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Definitions of Oort
  1. noun
    Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992)
    synonyms: Jan Hendrix Oort
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    astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
    a physicist who studies astronomy
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