Mimas

M3I1M3A1S1
/ˈmaɪməs/

proper noun

A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.

Similar
Saturn I
OriginAncient Greek Μίμᾱς →
UncommonScrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesA son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.
  2. astronomyThe innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface.

    Evidence suggests, for example, that Saturn's moon Mimas may have an ocean.

    2021, Kevin Hand, Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 43
    1 more example

    The ice of Saturn's Mimas (left, center), perhaps tainted with ammonia, is nearly as rigid as granite and reacts similarly when struck.

    1990 August, Bradford A. Smith, “Voyage of the Century”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 62

    Synonyms: Saturn I

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface.

Similar
Saturn I

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜίμᾱς
  2. EnglishMimas

From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās).

More words from Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek Μίμας
  • Μίμας (Mímas)mythology
Chinese Mandarin 土衛一 /土卫一
  • 土衛一 /土卫一 (Tǔwèi yī)moon of Saturn
French Mimas
  • Mimasmoon of Saturn
German Mimas
  • Mimasmoon of Saturn
Italian Mimas
  • Mimasmoon of Saturn
Japanese ミマス
  • ミマス (Mimasu)moon of Saturn
Korean 미마스
  • 미마스 (Mimaseu)moon of Saturn
Polish Mimas
  • Mimasmoon of Saturn
Russian Ми́мант, Ми́мас
  • Ми́мант (Mímant)mythology
  • Ми́мас (Mímas)mythology
  • Ми́мас (Mímas)moon of Saturn
Spanish Mimas
  • Mimasmoon of Saturn

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Sammimiasm
Cite this entry
APA

Mimas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mimas

MLA

“Mimas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mimas. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mimas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mimas.

Source: Mimas on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.