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Clavius

Clavius is the ellipsis of Clavius Crater.

Meaning of Clavius Crater

Proper noun

Clavius Crater

  1. A crater on the Moon.

Origin of Clavius

After Christopher Clavius, Latinization of a German name, from Latin clavis (literally “key”).

Phrases with Clavius

Questions about Clavius

What is Clavius the ellipsis of?
Clavius is the ellipsis of Clavius Crater.

Words near Clavius in the dictionary

  1. clavisimbalum
  2. clavisimbalums
  3. clavisternomastoid
  4. clavisymbalum
  5. clavisymbalums
  6. Clavius
  7. Clavius Crater
  8. clavoid
  9. clavoids
  10. clavola
  11. clavolonine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Clavius (page history and authors); Clavius Crater (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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