Encke

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proper noun

A surname from German.

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Comet EnckeEncke CometEncke's Comet2PAsteroid EnckeEncke Asteroid9134 EnckeEncke Crater
OriginGerman Encke →
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Meanings

proper nounEncke (countable and uncountable, plural Enckes)

plural Enckes

  1. countableA surname from German.
  2. countableuncountableastronomyJohann Franz Encke, a German astronomer, who discovered the Encke Gap in the Rings of Saturn.
  3. countableuncountableA comet in Solar System, the second periodic comet discovered, prototype of the Encke-type comet, discovered by Johann Franz Encke

    Synonyms: Comet Encke, Encke Comet, Encke's Comet, 2P

  4. countableuncountableAn asteroid in Koronian, Solar System, the 9134th asteroid registered, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke

    Synonyms: Asteroid Encke, Encke Asteroid, 9134 Encke

  5. countableuncountableA crater in Moon, between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke

    Synonyms: Encke Crater

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA comet in Solar System, the second periodic comet discovered, prototype of the Encke-type comet, discovered by Johann Franz Encke

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Comet EnckeEncke CometEncke's Comet2P

proper nounAn asteroid in Koronian, Solar System, the 9134th asteroid registered, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke

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Asteroid EnckeEncke Asteroid9134 Encke

proper nounA crater in Moon, between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke

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Encke Crater

Origin

  1. GermanEncke
  2. EnglishEncke

From German Encke.

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Translations

German Encke
  • Enckesurname
Cite this entry
APA

Encke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Encke

MLA

“Encke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Encke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Encke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Encke.

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