English Explanatory Dictionary

voorwerp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ionization or light echo, especially the quasar ionization echo known as Hanny's Voorwerp.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɔːɹˌwɛɹp/

Word forms

voorwerp voorwerps

Etymology

From Dutch voorwerp (“object”), after Hanny's Voorwerp, discovered in 2007 by Dutch schoolteacher Hanny van Arkel.

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