Messier

American  

[mes-ee-ey, me-syey] / ˈmɛs iˌeɪ, mɛˈsyeɪ /

noun

1. Charles 1730–1817, French astronomer.

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Example Sentences

The Ring Nebula was first observed in 1779 by French astronomer Charles Messier in the northern constellation Lyra.2 It is a glowing shell of gas produced when a star reaches the end of its nuclear fuel burning stage and ejects its outer layers into space.

From Science Daily

What I found instead was something messier and more revealing.

From Slate

Instead, it has rolled out something far quieter, far messier—and far harder for markets to price.

From Barron's

But some critics have labelled the decision as "Pantonedeaf", arguing that elevating minimalist and pristine white spaces can feel far removed from the smaller, messier homes most people inhabit.

From BBC

The potentially messier cases, without rashes, or with long periods of infection without treatment, were not taken into account.

From Slate