English Explanatory Dictionary

galatea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strong cotton fabric with diagonal twill weave
name
  1. Galatea; a woman who prayed for her daughter to be turned into a son, Leucippus.
  2. Galatea; a sea-nymph in Ovid's story of Acis and Galatea.
  3. Galatea; name given in the 18th century to the animated statue sculpted by Pygmalion.
  4. A moon of Neptune.
  5. 74 Galatea, a main belt asteroid.
  6. A settlement in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, named after HMS Galatea.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡæləˈtiːə/

Word forms

galatea galateas

Etymology

After Galatea, a British man-of-war, since the material was used for children's sailor suits.

Translations

Finnish: Galateia French: Galatée Greek: Γαλάτεια Ancient Greek: Γαλάτεια Latin: Galatēa Russian: Галате́я
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