Associations to the word «Dreyer»

Wiktionary

DREYER, noun. (astronomy) (archaic) a Dreyer object — an entry/object in the New General Catalogue (NGC) compiled by JLE Dreyer.
DREYER, proper noun. (astronomy) (archaic) the Dreyer Catalogue — the NGC compiled by JLE Dreyer.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats