Enceladus

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Enceladus

  • /ɛnˈsɛlədəs/

Where it comes from

From Latin Enceladus, from Ancient Greek Ἐγκέλαδος (Enkélados).

proper noun

  1. Greek A giant in Greek mythology.
  2. A moon of Saturn. Such cryovolcanism probably occurred on Saturn's moon Enceladus (below right), where ices oozed through fissures.

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name mythology

EspañolEncélado
FrançaisEncelade
ΕλληνικάΕγκέλαδος Egkélados
РусскийЭнцела́д Encelád

name moon of Saturn

EspañolEncélado
한국어엔셀라두스 Enselladuseu
日本語エンケラドゥス Enkeradusu, エンケラドス Enkeradosu, エンセラダス Enseradasu
中文土衛二 /土卫二 Tǔwèi'èr
हिन्दीऍनसॅलाडस ĕnsĕlāḍas
PortuguêsEncélado
FrançaisEncelade
DeutschEnceladus
ItalianoEncelado
ΕλληνικάΕγκέλαδος Egkélados
РусскийЭнцела́д Encelád
العربيةإِنْسِيلَادُوس ʔinsīlādūs

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@misc{enceladus_2026,
  title = {Enceladus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enceladus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}