"Galileo" meaning in English

See Galileo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.əʊ/ [UK], /ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.oʊ/ [US], /ˌɡæl.ɪˈliː.oʊ/ [US], /ˌɡæl.ɪˈlæɪ.əʉ/ [General-Australian]
Rhymes: -eɪəʊ Head templates: {{en-prop}} Galileo
  1. Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), an Italian thinker and key figure in the scientific revolution who improved the telescope, made astronomical observations, and put forward the basic principle of relativity in physics. Derived forms: Galilean Translations (Galileo Galilei): غاليليو (Ḡālylyw) (Arabic), Գալիլեյ (Galiley) (Armenian), Галиле́о (Galiléo) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 伽利略 (Jiālìlüè) (Chinese Mandarin), Galilejo (Esperanto), Galilei (Finnish), Galilée [masculine] (French), Galileo [masculine] (German), ガリレオ (Japanese), 갈릴레오 (gallille'o) (Korean), Galileusz [masculine] (Polish), Galileu [masculine] (Portuguese), Галиле́о (Galiléo) (Russian), Galileo (Turkish), Galileo (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Galileo-en-name-6y-5FJv2

Proper name

IPA: /ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.əʊ/ [UK], /ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.oʊ/ [US], /ˌɡæl.ɪˈliː.oʊ/ [US], /ˌɡæl.ɪˈlæɪ.əʉ/ [General-Australian]
Rhymes: -eɪəʊ Head templates: {{en-prop}} Galileo
  1. The satellite navigation system of the European Union.
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