Source : WordNet®

Hoyle
     n 1: an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state
          theory of cosmology; described processes of
          nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001) [syn: {Fred
          Hoyle}, {Sir Fred Hoyle}]
     2: English writer on games (1672-1769) [syn: {Edmond Hoyle}]