Mimas Definition

mīmăs, mē-
noun
A small satellite of Saturn with a gigantic crater.
Webster's New World
pronoun

(astronomy) The innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface.

Wiktionary

(mythology) A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.

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Origin of Mimas

  • After Mimas , one of the Giants slain by Hercules

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mimās), earlier Μίμανς (Mimans)

    From Wiktionary

Mimas Sentence Examples

  • Garay, when on his way to Santa Fe, was unfortunately murdered by a party of Indians, Minuas (Mimas), three years later, while incautiously sleeping on the river bank near the ruins of San Espiritu.

  • Of these the most lofty and striking were Mimas and Corycus, in the peninsula which stands out to the west, facing the island of Chios; Sipylus, to the north of Smyrna; Corax, extending to the south-west from the Gulf of Smyrna, and descending to the sea between Lebedus and Teos; and the strongly marked range of Mycale, a continuation of Messogis in the interior, which forms the bold headland of Trogilium or Mycale, opposite Samos.

  • The value of the geometric albedo of Mimas reported here, is definitely higher than the currently accepted value of about 0.5.

  • The current low usage levels do not justify the continuance of this service by MIMAS.

  • If your institution is already using Mimas then you may proceed to Step 2.

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