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Definition: Eridanus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus.[Wordnet]
2. A long, winding constellation extending southward from Taurus and containing the bright star Achernar.[Websters].

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Date "Eridanus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references)

Etymology:Eridanus \E*rid"a*nus\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression, the Greek name of the River Po.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: Eridanus

Domain Definition
Aerospace See constellation. Abbreviation Eri, Erid. (references)

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Common Expressions: Eridanus

Expressions Definition
Eridanus (constellation) Eridanus is the sixth largest of the 88 modern constellations. It was also one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations. (references)
Eridanus (geology) The name Eridanus or Eridanos, derived from the ancient Greek Eridanos was given by geologists to a river which flowed in what is now the bed of the Baltic Sea. The geological Eridanos was most important about one million years ago, when it had a length of about 2,700 kilometres. It began in Laponia, and then flowed through the area of the modern-day Gulf of Bothnia to western Europe, where it had an immense delta which spanned almost the entire current North Sea. It was comparable in size to the current-day Amazon River. (references)

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Extended Definition: Eridanus

Eridanus

The name "Eridanus" can refer to:

  • Eridanos (mythology) (or Eridanus), a river in Greek mythology, associated by Herodotus with the Po
  • Eridanos (geology), a large river that flowed between 40 million and 700 thousand years ago from Lapland to the North Sea
  • Eridanus (constellation), a southern constellation
  • Eridanus (globular cluster), a young globular cluster in the constellation Eridanus (constellation)
  • Eridanus Supervoid
  • Eridanos (Athens), a former river near Athens

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Topics by Level of Interest: Eridanus

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
List of stars in Eridanus 61     Eridanus 37
Eridanus 37     Eridanus (constellation) 28
Eridanus (constellation) 28     Eridanus (geology) 7
USS Eridanus (AK-92) 13     List of stars in Eridanus 61
Eridanus (geology) 7     USS Eridanus (AK-92) 13

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Synonyms: Eridanus
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 constellation.
Consider also: configuration, contour, form, shape.
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Translations: Eridanus

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Tai กลุ่มดาวแม่น้ำ (Eridanus). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Eridanos (Eridanus). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Français Éridan (Eridanus). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
French Éridan (Eridanus). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 에리다누스자리 (Eridanus). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 에리다누스자리 (Eridanus). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew ארידנוס (Eridanus). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit ארידנוס (Eridanus). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese エリダヌス座 (Eridanus). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 에리다누스자리 (Eridanus). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Lietuvi Eridanas (Eridanos, Eridanus). Additional references: Lietuvi, Lithuania, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Litauische Eridanas (Eridanos, Eridanus). Additional references: Litauische, Lithuania, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Litewski Eridanas (Eridanos, Eridanus). Additional references: Litewski, Lithuania, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Lithuanian Eridanas (Eridanos, Eridanus). Additional references: Lithuanian, Lithuania, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Litovskiy Eridanas (Eridanos, Eridanus). Additional references: Litovskiy, Lithuania, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Liutuviskai Eridanas (Eridanos, Eridanus). Additional references: Liutuviskai, Lithuania, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian Эридан (Eridanus). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) eridan (Eridanus). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki Эридан (Eridanus). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) eridan (Eridanus). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese กลุ่มดาวแม่น้ำ (Eridanus). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai กลุ่มดาวแม่น้ำ (Eridanus). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai กลุ่มดาวแม่น้ำ (Eridanus). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang กลุ่มดาวแม่น้ำ (Eridanus). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, Eridanus. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Eridanus

Language Translations for “Eridanus” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Athagerathagidathaganathagus (Eridanus). Additional references: Athag, Eridanus. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Ageragidaganagus (Eridanus). Additional references: Double Dutch, Eridanus. (volunteer)
Esperanto Eridano (Eridanus). Additional references: Esperanto, Eridanus. (volunteer)
Leet £P\![)/-\//|_|§ (Eridanus). Additional references: Leet, Eridanus. (volunteer)
Oppish Operopidopanopus (Eridanus). Additional references: Oppish, Eridanus. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Eridanusway (Eridanus). Additional references: Pig Latin, Eridanus. (volunteer)
Terran B Eridano (Eridanus). Additional references: Terran B, Eridanus. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Uberubidubanubus (Eridanus). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Eridanus. (volunteer)
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