"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. Categories (topical): Individuals Categories (place): Italy Derived forms: Galilean Translations (Galileo Galilei): Գալիլեյ (Galiley) (Armenian), 伽利略 (Jiālìlüè) (Chinese Mandarin), Galilei (Finnish), Galilée [masculine] (French), Galileo [masculine] (German), ガリレオ (Japanese), 갈릴레오 (gallille'o) (Korean), Galileusz [masculine] (Polish), Galileu [masculine] (Portuguese), Galileo (Turkish), Galileo (Vietnamese)
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