Leverrier

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ləvɛrje/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lə verē ā′; Fr. lə ve r)


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Le•ver•ri•er  (lə verē ā′; Fr. lə ve r),USA pronunciation n. 
    Ur•bain Jean Jo•seph  (yr ban zhän zhô zef),USA pronunciation 1811–77, French astronomer.
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Leverrier / ləvɛrje/
  1. Urbain Jean Joseph ( yrbɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ʒozɛf ). 1811–77, French astronomer: calculated the existence and position of the planet Neptune

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