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Definition: Iapetus


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. (Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology.[Wordnet].
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Date "Iapetus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1584. (references)

Specialty Definition: Iapetus

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	A satellite of Saturn orbiting at a mean distance of 3,562,000 kilometers. (references)
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Common Expressions: Iapetus

Expressions	Definition
Iapetus Ocean	The Iapetus Ocean was an ocean that existed in the Southern Hemisphere between what are now Scotland, England and Scandinavia between 400 and 600 million years ago. (references)
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Specialty Expressions: Iapetus

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Iapetus Ocean	Geology	(n) A relatively small ocean that existed between the continents of Laurentia, Baltica, and Avalonia from the Late Precambrian to the Devonian. (references)
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Extended Definition: Iapetus

Iapetus

Iapetus may mean:

Iapetus (mythology), a Titan in Greek mythology
Iapetus (moon), one of the planet Saturn's moons
Iapetus Ocean, an ancient ocean between Laurentia and Baltica

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Topics by Level of Interest: Iapetus
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Iapetus	80	Iapetus	80
Iapetus (moon)	60	Iapetus (moon)	60
List of geological features on Iapetus	13	Iapetus (mythology)	9
Iapetus Ocean	9	Iapetus Ocean	9
Iapetus (mythology)	9	List of geological features on Iapetus	13
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Translations: Iapetus

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Balgarski	Япет (Iapetus). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration)	yapet (Iapetus). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian	Япет (Iapetus). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration)	yapet (Iapetus). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish	Iapetus (Iapetus), Iapetos (Iapetus). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional	伊阿珀托斯 (Iapetus). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Croatian	Japet (Iapetus). Additional references: Croatian, Croatia, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish	Iapetus (Iapetus), Iapetos (Iapetus). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk	Iapetus (Iapetus), Iapetos (Iapetus). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch	Iapetos (Iapetus). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Français	Japet (Iapetus). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
French	Japet (Iapetus). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
German	Iapetos (Iapetus). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal	이아페투스 (Iapetus). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua	이아페투스 (Iapetus). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew	יאפטוס (Iapetus). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
High German	Iapetos (Iapetus). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch	Iapetos (Iapetus). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian	Giapeto (Iapetus). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit	יאפטוס (Iapetus). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese	イアペトス (Iapetus), イアペトゥス (Iapetus). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean	이아페투스 (Iapetus). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Lietuvi	Japetas (Iapetus). Additional references: Lietuvi, Lithuania, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Litauische	Japetas (Iapetus). Additional references: Litauische, Lithuania, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Litewski	Japetas (Iapetus). Additional references: Litewski, Lithuania, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Lithuanian	Japetas (Iapetus). Additional references: Lithuanian, Lithuania, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Litovskiy	Japetas (Iapetus). Additional references: Litovskiy, Lithuania, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Liutuviskai	Japetas (Iapetus). Additional references: Liutuviskai, Lithuania, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish	Japet (Iapetus), Iapetus (Iapetus). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch	Japet (Iapetus), Iapetus (Iapetus). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski	Japet (Iapetus), Iapetus (Iapetus). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese	Jápeto (Iapetus). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi	Japetus (Iapetus). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian	Япет (Iapetus). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration)	yapet (Iapetus). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki	Япет (Iapetus). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration)	yapet (Iapetus). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland	Iapetus (Iapetus), Iapetos (Iapetus). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak	Japetus (Iapetus). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian	Japetus (Iapetus). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish	Japeto (Iapetus). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska	Japetus (Iapetus). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish	Japetus (Iapetus). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, Iapetus. (volunteer & more translations)
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Language	Translations for “Iapetus” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag	Athagiathagapathagetathagus (Iapetus). Additional references: Athag, Iapetus. (volunteer)
Double Dutch	Agiagapagetagus (Iapetus). Additional references: Double Dutch, Iapetus. (volunteer)
Leet	\|/\\|?£1(_)z (Iapetus). Additional references: Leet, Iapetus. (volunteer)
Oppish	Opiopapopetopus (Iapetus). Additional references: Oppish, Iapetus. (volunteer)
Pig Latin	Iapetusway (Iapetus). Additional references: Pig Latin, Iapetus. (volunteer)
Terran B	Japetu (Iapetus). Additional references: Terran B, Iapetus. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi	Ubiubapubetubus (Iapetus). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Iapetus. (volunteer)
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