Hewish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhjuːɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hyo̅o̅ish or, often, yo̅o̅-)


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Hew•ish  (hyo̅o̅ish or, often, yo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Antony, born 1924, British astronomer: discovered pulsars;
    Nobel prize for physics 1974.

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Hewish / ˈhjuːɪʃ/
  1. Antony. 1924–2021, British radio astronomer, noted esp for his role in the discovery of pulsars (1967): shared the Nobel prize for physics 1974

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