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Cassinian

Cassinian adjective: of or relating to the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.

Adjective

Cassinian (comparative more Cassinian, superlative most Cassinian)

  1. Of or relating to the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.

Proper noun

the Cassinian

  1. A sub-age from 473 to 471.8 million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician.

Forms of Cassinian

comparativemore Cassinian
superlativemost Cassinian

Origin of Cassinian

From Cassini + -an.

Phrases with Cassinian

Questions about Cassinian

What does Cassinian mean?
Cassinian means of or relating to the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.
What part of speech is Cassinian?
Cassinian can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Cassinian in the dictionary

  1. Cassini Division
  2. Cassini ellipse
  3. Cassini ellipses
  4. Cassini oval
  5. Cassini ovals
  6. Cassinian
  7. Cassinian oval
  8. Cassinian ovals
  9. cassinite
  10. cassino
  11. cassinoid

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