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Context
European Space AgencyOn 7 November, European Space Agency released five images taken by Euclid. One picture shows the Horsehead Nebula, which is a cloud of gas and dust around 1,400 light years away from Earth where new stars are being born. The high-tech space kit — which is named after the Greek mathematician Euclid, known as “the father of geometry” — offers a combination of breadth, depth and sharpness that no other space telescope can match. The razor-sharp images it has produced show that Euclid is ready to start making the most detailed 3D map of the universe ever attempted — and uncovering its hidden secrets.
Explanations and Usages
“Be named after” is a phrase we use when something or someone is given a name that honors or commemorates another person, thing, or place. It’s like carrying on a legacy by giving something or someone the same name as a person, event, or location that’s important or influential.
For instance, let’s say a famous scientist named Marie Curie made significant contributions to the field of science. If a new laboratory or a scientific award is named “The Curie Lab” or “The Curie Award” to honor her achievements, we’d say that these things are named after Marie Curie.
This phrase is used when something is deliberately called by a particular name to pay tribute, acknowledge, or remember the significance of someone or something else. It’s a way of showing respect or admiration by associating a name with a person or thing that holds importance.
In history, places, monuments, buildings, and even individuals might be named after significant figures, events, or locations to keep their memory alive or to honor their contributions to society.
Examples
- Our school auditorium is named after Martin Luther King Jr. to honor his dedication to equality and justice.
- As the school inaugurated its new research center, ‘The Newton Research Hub,’ which was named after Sir Isaac Newton, the acclaimed physicist and mathematician renowned for his laws of motion, it aimed to foster a culture of scientific exploration and discovery among students, inspired by his legacy of innovation.
–Education
- The meeting rooms are named after its prominent Korean movies and shows.
- The renowned company is named after his grandfather, a descendant of a Lithuanian sweatshop laborer, who transitioned a modest family enterprise selling sand, gravel, lime, and coal into a prosperous Chicago business empire valued in billions.
–Business
- The esteemed $1 million Turing Prize, a prestigious honor in the realm of computing, has been named after him to recognize and honor his significant contributions and influence in the field.
On Tuesday, Intel is set to host an online event discussing Sapphire Rapids, a project that is named after a section of the Colorado River.
–Technology
- The scientists decided to call it the Amaterasu particle, which is specifically named after the revered sun goddess in Japanese mythology.
Remote trail cameras set up in Indonesia’s Papua Province captured the first-ever photographic and video evidence of Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, a species that was named after the renowned broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.
–Science
- Twelve years earlier, she had arrived from Africa as a child captive and was named after the slave ship by the prominent Wheatley family who purchased her.
When the museum reopened to the public, visitors have been entering the National Portrait Gallery via the Ross Courtyard, which is named after a retail magnate that donated more than $5 million for the refurbishment.
–Arts and Culture
