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Encke

Encke proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Encke (countable and uncountable, plural Enckes)

  1. (countable) A surname from German.
  2. Johann Franz Encke, a German astronomer, who discovered the Encke Gap in the Rings of Saturn.
  3. A comet in Solar System, the second periodic comet discovered, prototype of the Encke-type comet, discovered by Johann Franz Encke
    Synonyms:
    Comet Encke, Encke Comet, Encke's Comet, 2P
  4. An asteroid in Koronian, Solar System, the 9134th asteroid registered, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
    Synonyms:
    Asteroid Encke, Encke Asteroid, 9134 Encke
  5. A crater in Moon, between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
    Synonyms:
    Encke Crater

Synonyms of Encke

  • Comet Encke
  • Encke Comet
  • Encke's Comet
  • 2P
  • Asteroid Encke
  • Encke Asteroid
  • 9134 Encke
  • Encke Crater

Forms of Encke

pluralEnckes

Origin of Encke

From German Encke.

Words formed from Encke

  • 2P
  • 9134 Encke
  • Comet Encke
  • Encke Comet
  • Encke Crater
  • Encke Division
  • Encke Gap
  • Encke's Comet
  • Encke-type comet

Questions about Encke

What does Encke mean?
Encke means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Encke?
Encke is a proper noun.

Words near Encke in the dictionary

  1. encite
  2. encitement
  3. encitements
  4. encites
  5. Enck
  6. Encke
  7. Encks
  8. encl
  9. encl.
  10. enclasp
  11. enclasped

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