English Explanatory Dictionary

Sedna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Inuit goddess of the sea and marine animals.
  2. a dwarf planet whose eccentric detached orbit is wholly beyond the Kuiper belt.
  3. Ellipsis of Sedna Planitia: a plain on the planet of Venus

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Sedna

Etymology

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᓴᓐᓇ (sanna, “Inuit goddess, Mother of the Sea”). The dwarf planet and the planitia are named after the goddess.

Synonyms

90377 Sedna 90377 2003 VB12 2003 VB12 Sedna 90377 2003 VB12 90337 (2003 VB12) Sedna ⯲

Derived words

Sednian www.lpi.usra.edu meetings lpsc1990 pdf 1596.pdf Intermediate (20–100 KM) Sized Volcanic Edifices on Venus]. Lunar and planetary science XXI. Lunar and Planetary Institute. p. 1174. sednoid
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