Etymology

aphroditoid

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Today it means: The analogue of the geoid for the planet Venus; the Venusian geoid. The gravitational and rotational equipotential surface for Venus. The surface that provides the datum line (the equivalent for sea level) for Venus. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived from-ειδής“-oid”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈφροδίτη“Aphrodite”
  3. English todayaphroditoid

From aphrodito- (“Venus”) + -oid (“like”). From Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Aphrodite”), the Greek Goddess of Love, equivalent to the Roman Goddess of Love Venus (“Venus”), synonymous use for the planet; and Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid”) suffix. Coined in analogy to geoid, the equivalent for planet Earth.

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