Charon
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Charon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Charontidae – certain whip spiders in the family.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Amblypygi - order; Charontoidea - superfamily; Charontidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Charon grayi (giant whip-spider) - type species; for other species see Charon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References edit
- Charon (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Charon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Charon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn). The name of the moon was coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, in reference to a fictional moon of Pluto in a novel by Edmond Hamilton but also influenced by its similarity to Char, a pet name for Charlene, his wife's name — hence the alternative American pronunciation, which is used at NASA.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɛəɹɒn/, /ˈkɛːrən/
- (US) (Greek mythology): IPA(key): /ˈkɛəɹən/
- (US) (astronomy): IPA(key): /ˈʃɛəɹɑn/, /ˈkɛəɹɑn/, /-ɹən/
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹən, -ɛəɹɒn
- Hyphenation: Char‧on
Proper noun edit
Charon
- (Greek mythology) The ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx.
- (astronomy) The largest of the five moons of Pluto.
Synonyms edit
- (astronomy): ⯕
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a moon of Pluto
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the ferryman of Hades
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See also edit
Noun edit
Charon (plural Charons)
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Charon m inan (related adjective charonský)
- (astronomy) Charon (moon of Pluto) [since 1985]
- 1989, Jiří Grygar, Vladimír Železný, Okna vesmíru dokořán, Praha: Naše vojsko, →ISBN, page 107:
- […] Charon „visí“ trvale nad určitým místem povrchu Pluta podobně jako geostacionární umělé družice Země nad pozemskou stanicí.
- […] Charon "hangs" above a certain point of the Pluto's surface in a similar way as geostationary artificial satellites of the Earth above a terrestrial station.
Declension edit
Proper noun edit
Charon m anim (related adjective Charonův)
- (Greek mythology) Alternative spelling of Charón (the ferryman of Hades)
- 1892, Jan Blokša, “Dante Alighieri a Vergilius Maro”, in Hlídka[1], volume 9, page 318:
- Charon uviděv Aeneáše ozbrojeného připomněl si Heraklea, který též tak přišel a násilně si v podsvětí počínal, […]
- Charon having seen armed Aeneas remembered Herakles, who had also come in such a way and behaved violently in the underworld, […]
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Solar System in Czech · sluneční soustava (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Star | Slunce | |||||||||||||||||
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Merkur | Venuše | Země | Mars | Ceres | Jupiter | Saturn | Uran | Neptun | Pluto | Eris | |||||||
Notable moons |
— | — | Měsíc | Phobos/Fobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganymed Callisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Triton | Charon | Dysnomia |
Further reading edit
- Charon in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
Turkish edit
Proper noun edit
Charon