Meanings
- The moon of the binary asteroid Didymos.
Synonyms: 65803 Didymos B, Didymos B, Didymos I, 65803 Didymos I Dimorphos, Didymos I Dimorphos, 65803 I Dimorphos, Didimoon, Didymoon
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe moon of the binary asteroid Didymos.
Origin
- Ancient Greekδίμορφος
- translingualDimorphos
- EnglishDimorphos
From translingual Dimorphos, from Ancient Greek δίμορφος (dímorphos), from δί- (dí-)+μορφή (morphḗ)+-ος (-os); Literally, “having two forms”. From being the target of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirect Test) space mission, which impacted its surface, thereby having a form prior to the impact and another after the impact. Compare English dimorphous, Latin dimorphus.
More words from translingual, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 孿小星 /孪小星
- 孿小星 /孪小星Translations
Greek Δίμορφος
- Δίμορφος (Dímorfos)Translations
Cite this entry
Dimorphos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dimorphos
“Dimorphos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dimorphos. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dimorphos,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dimorphos.
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