"Messier" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɛs.i.eɪ/ Forms: Messiers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Messier (countable and uncountable, plural Messiers)
  1. A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], famously held by: Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Messier-en-name-Kk8Dj7vh Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 42 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 37 39
  2. A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], famously held by:
    Charles Messier (1730-1817), a French astronomer who between 1774 and 1781 published his Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters, a catalogue of deep-sky objects.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Messier-en-name-en:astronomer Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 42 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 37 39
  3. A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], famously held by:
    Charles Messier (1730-1817), a French astronomer who between 1774 and 1781 published his Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters, a catalogue of deep-sky objects.
    (astronomy) As a designation, the numbered objects in Messier's catalog are prepended with his surname or the letter M.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-Messier-en-name-en:astronomer1 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 42 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 37 39 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Messier number

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