What does Hoyle mean?


Hoyle

noun

1: an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001) [syn: Hoyle, Fred Hoyle, Sir Fred Hoyle]
2: English writer on card games (1672-1769) [syn: Hoyle, Edmond Hoyle]




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