Enceladus

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/ɛnˈsɛlədəs/

proper noun

A giant in Greek mythology.

OriginLatin Enceladus ← Ancient Greek Ἐγκέλαδος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesA giant in Greek mythology.
  2. astronomyA moon of Saturn.

    Such cryovolcanism probably occurred on Saturn's moon Enceladus (below right), where ices oozed through fissures.

    1990 August, Bradford A. Smith, “Voyage of the Century”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 65

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἘγκέλαδος
  2. LatinEnceladus
  3. EnglishEnceladus

From Latin Enceladus, from Ancient Greek Ἐγκέλαδος (Enkélados).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἐγκέλαδος
  • Ἐγκέλαδος (Enkélados)mythology
Arabic إِنْسِيلَادُوس
  • إِنْسِيلَادُوس (ʔinsīlādūs)moon of Saturn
Bulgarian Енцела́д
  • Енцела́д (Encelád)moon of Saturn
Chinese Mandarin 土衛二 /土卫二
  • 土衛二 /土卫二 (Tǔwèi'èr)moon of Saturn
Esperanto Encelado
  • Enceladomoon of Saturn
Finnish Enceladus
  • Enceladusmoon of Saturn
French Encelade, Encelade
  • Encelademythology
  • Encelademoon of Saturn
German Enceladus
  • Enceladusmoon of Saturn
Greek Εγκέλαδος, Εγκέλαδος
  • Εγκέλαδος (Egkélados)mythology
  • Εγκέλαδος (Egkélados)moon of Saturn
Hindi ऍनसॅलाडस
  • ऍनसॅलाडस (ĕnsĕlāḍas)moon of Saturn
Italian Encelado
  • Enceladomoon of Saturn
Japanese エンケラドゥス, エンケラドス
  • エンケラドゥス (Enkeradusu)moon of Saturn
  • エンケラドス (Enkeradosu)moon of Saturn
  • エンセラダス (Enseradasu)moon of Saturn
Korean 엔셀라두스
  • 엔셀라두스 (Enselladuseu)moon of Saturn
Persian انسلادوس
  • انسلادوس (enselâdus)moon of Saturn
Polish Enkelados, Enceladus
  • Enkeladosmythology
  • Enceladusmoon of Saturn
Portuguese Encélado
  • Encéladomoon of Saturn
Russian Энцела́д, Энцела́д
  • Энцела́д (Encelád)mythology
  • Энцела́д (Encelád)moon of Saturn
Spanish Encélado, Encélado
  • Encéladomythology
  • Encéladomoon of Saturn
Turkish Enseladus
  • Enseladusmoon of Saturn
Ukrainian Енцела́д
  • Енцела́д (Encelád)moon of Saturn
Cite this entry
APA

Enceladus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Enceladus

MLA

“Enceladus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Enceladus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Enceladus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Enceladus.

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