Meanings
prefix
- astronomyRelating to Venus
Pioneer 12's initial cytherocentric orbit inclied 105 degrees to Venus' equator[…]
1979, Solar System Today, volumes 1-3, Bretmain1 more example
this situation is illustrated in Figure 4, where the pericytherion radius 𝑟𝑝, the apocytherion radius 𝑟𝑎, and the mean radius of Venus 𝑅𝑉 are indicated.
2024 September 7, Alessandro A. Quarta, “Venus Magnetotail Long-Term Sensing Using Solar Sails”, in Applied Sciences, volume 14, number 17, page 8016
Origin
- Ancient GreekΚυθέρεια“Cytherea”
- Englishcythero-
From Ancient Greek Κυθέρεια (Kuthéreia, “Cytherea”).
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French cythéro-
- cythéro-Translations
Italian citero-
- citero-Translations
Russian цитеро-
- цитеро- (citero-)Translations
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APA
cythero-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cythero-
MLA
“cythero-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cythero-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cythero-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cythero-.
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