Bessel

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɛsəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bes′əl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Bes•sel  (bes′əl),USA pronunciation n. 
    Frie•drich Wil•helm  (frē′drik wil′helm; Ger. frē′drikh vil′helm),USA pronunciation 1784–1846, German astronomer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Bessel /ˈbɛsəl/ n
  1. Friedrich Wilhelm ( ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ). 1784–1846, German astronomer and mathematician. He made the first authenticated measurement of a star's distance (1841) and systematized a series of mathematical functions used in physics
'Bessel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bessel function - Bessel method

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