Galileo Galilei Word Search
Play a Galileo Galilei word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: GALILEO, TELESCOPE, JUPITER, MOONS, SATURN, VENUS, PHASES, COPERNICUS, HELIOCENTRISM, PENDULUM, THERMOSCOPE, DIALOGUE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Galileo Galilei word list, defined
- TELESCOPE /ˈtɛlɪskəʊp/ (British); /ˈtɛləˌskoʊp/ (US) · noun and verb
- A telescope is an optical instrument that collects and focuses light, allowing distant objects to be viewed and magnified. As a verb, it means to look through a telescope or, figuratively, to make something seem less important or extensive by focusing attention elsewhere. Related: spyglass.
- MOONS /muːnz/ · noun
- The plural of moon, referring to multiple natural bodies that orbit a planet or other astronomical object. In figurative use, moons can refer to small satellite objects, especially those in a planetary system. Related: satellites, lunar bodies, planetary satellites.
- VENUS /ˈviːnəs/ · noun
- As a common noun, venus denotes a score of zero in tennis; in older or literary use, it can mean a sexually attractive woman. Venus also names the Roman goddess of love and beauty and the second planet from the Sun. Related: Aphrodite, love goddess, goddess of love.
- PHASES /ˈfeɪzɪz/ · noun
- Phases are the distinct stages or periods through which a process, development, or cycle progresses. The word is also used for the changing configurations of objects such as the Moon and for distinct forms or states in systems such as matter or electricity. Related: stages, periods, stages of a process, steps.
- PENDULUM /ˈpɛndjələm/ · noun
- A suspended body that swings freely from a fixed point. By extension, the word refers to a regular reversal or shift in political, social, or cultural conditions. Related: oscillator, swing, counterweight, sway.
- DIALOGUE /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ (UK), /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/ (US) · noun
- A conversation or exchange of ideas between two or more people, especially as a feature of a book, play, or film. It also denotes a formal discussion aimed at resolving differences or reaching understanding between groups. Related: conversation, discussion, exchange, talk.
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