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Galilean moons

Galilean moons is the plural of Galilean moon.

Meaning of Galilean moon

Noun

Galilean moon (plural Galilean moons)

  1. Any of the four Galilean moons.
    Synonyms:
    Galilean satellite

Proper noun

Galilean moons

  1. The four and by far largest moons of Jupiter, namely Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, discovered by Galileo Galilei.

Synonyms of Galilean moons

Questions about Galilean moons

What does Galilean moons mean?
Galilean moons means the four and by far largest moons of Jupiter, namely Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, discovered by Galileo Galilei.
What is Galilean moons the plural of?
Galilean moons is the plural of Galilean moon.
What part of speech is Galilean moons?
Galilean moons is a proper noun.

Words near Galilean moons in the dictionary

  1. Galilean
  2. Galilean Aramaic
  3. Galilean binoculars
  4. Galilean invariance
  5. Galilean moon
  6. Galilean moons
  7. Galilean refractor
  8. Galilean relativity
  9. Galilean satellites
  10. Galilean telescope
  11. Galilean telescopes

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