/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of sir william huggins Find synonyms for: Noun1. Huggins, Sir William Hugginsusage: English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: torrid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language