Iapetus

/aɪˈæpɪtəs/

Synonyms for "iapetus" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
ancient oceancelestial bodydeity

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
divinityearly oceanmythic figure

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
natural satelliteproto-oceansatellitesaturnian moontitan

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More general

7 entries
celestial bodydeitygeological oceanmythological beingnatural satelliteoceantitan

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4 entries

Collocations

6 entries
Iapetus OceanIapetus moonSaturnian moonancient oceanleading hemispheretrailing hemisphere

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Giovanni Cassini (1625-1712) was the first to observe four of Saturn’s moons, including Iapetus.

Source: tatoeba (3951884)

Prometheus was the son of Iapetus and Clymene.

Source: tatoeba (11746824)

So, in the early Ordovician, Iapetus was wide enough to have one side in high latitudes and the other in the tropics: a massive ocean, indeed.

Source: wiktionary

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