Dimorphos en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /daɪˈmɔːɹfəs/
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- The moon of the binary asteroid Didymos.
Synonyms
65803 I Dimorphos · 2003 Didymos 1 · 65803 Didymos B · Didymos I · Didymos B · Didimoon · 2003 Didymos 1 Dimorphos · 65803 Didymos I Dimorphos · S · Didymoon · Didymos I Dimorphos · 2003 (65803) 1 · 2003 (65803) 1 Dimorphos
Translations (3)
cmn 孿小星 /孪小星 (Translations) · el Δίμορφος (Translations) · mul Dimorphos (Translations)