halley

What does halley mean?

halley means "English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742)".

How many syllables are in halley?

halley has 2 syllables: hal-ley. The stress falls on "hal". In IPA it is /ˈhæli/.

What is another word for halley?

Close synonyms include Edmond Halley, Edmund Halley. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is halley a common word?

halley is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for halley come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.