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Dimorphos

/daɪˈmɔːɹfəs/

Dimorphos proper noun: the moon of the binary asteroid Didymos.

Proper noun

Dimorphos

  1. The moon of the binary asteroid Didymos.
    Synonyms:
    65803 Didymos B, Didymos B, Didymos I, 65803 Didymos I Dimorphos, Didymos I Dimorphos, 65803 I Dimorphos, Didimoon, Didymoon, S, 2003 (65803) 1

Synonyms of Dimorphos

  • 65803 Didymos B
  • Didymos B
  • Didymos I
  • 65803 Didymos I Dimorphos
  • Didymos I Dimorphos
  • 65803 I Dimorphos
  • Didimoon
  • Didymoon
  • S
  • 2003 (65803) 1
3 more synonymsFewer synonyms
  • 2003 (65803) 1 Dimorphos
  • 2003 Didymos 1
  • 2003 Didymos 1 Dimorphos

Origin of Dimorphos

From translingual Dimorphos, from Ancient Greek δίμορφος (dímorphos), from δί- (dí-)+μορφή (morphḗ)+-ος (-os); Literally, “having two forms”. From being the target of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirect Test) space mission, which impacted its surface, thereby having a form prior to the impact and another after the impact. Compare English dimorphous, Latin dimorphus.

Questions about Dimorphos

What does Dimorphos mean?
Dimorphos means the moon of the binary asteroid Didymos.
What part of speech is Dimorphos?
Dimorphos is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dimorphos?
Dimorphos is pronounced /daɪˈmɔːɹfəs/.

Words near Dimorphos in the dictionary

  1. dimorphodon
  2. dimorphodons
  3. dimorphodontid
  4. dimorphodontids
  5. dimorphone
  6. Dimorphos
  7. dimorphoside
  8. dimorphotheca
  9. dimorphothecas
  10. dimorphous
  11. dimorphs

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