galileo

Named in honour of Galileo Galilei

galileo (plural galileos)

1. The CGS unit of acceleration, equal to 1 centimetre per second per second (1 centimeter per second squared, 1cm/s^2). Symbol: Gal

• gal

Borrowed from Latin Galīlaeus, from Ancient Greek Γᾰλῑλαῖος (Gălīlaîos), from Ancient Greek Γᾰλῑλαίᾱ (Gălīlaíā, “Galilee”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡaliˈleo/ [ɡa.liˈle.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: ga‧li‧le‧o

galileo (feminine galilea, masculine plural galileos, feminine plural galileas)

1. Galilean

galileo m (plural galileos, feminine galilea, feminine plural galileas)

1. Galilean

• “galileo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024