English Explanatory Dictionary

Didymos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The small binary Near-Earth asteroid (65803) Didymos. Its tiny moon is Dimorphos
noun
  1. Alternative form of didymus.

Word forms

Didymos didymoi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίδυμος (dídumos) Literally, “twin”, named for being a double asteroid.

Synonyms

1996 GT 65803 Didymos
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