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- US Pronunciation
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- [hi-pahr-kuh s]
- /hɪˈpɑr kəs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hi-pahr-kuh s]
- /hɪˈpɑr kəs/
Definitions of hipparchus word
- noun hipparchus died 514 b.c, tyrant of Athens 527–514. 1
- noun hipparchus c190–c125 b.c, Greek astronomer. 1
- noun hipparchus 2nd century bc, Greek astronomer. He discovered the precession of the equinoxes, calculated the length of the solar year, and developed trigonometry 0
- noun hipparchus died 514 bc, tyrant of Athens (527–514) 0
- noun hipparchus a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 130 kilometres in diameter 0
- noun hipparchus 2d cent. b.c.; Gr. astronomer 0
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Parts of speech for Hipparchus
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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hipparchus popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hipparchus usage trend in Literature
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- who is hipparchus?
- where did hipparchus live?
- who was hipparchus?
- what did hipparchus discover?
- what did hipparchus do?
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