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

Type of: astrophysicist, author, card player, writer

Encyclopedia: Hoyle, Robert