Galilean satellites
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Galilean satellites — noun Alternative name for the four Galilean moons of Jupiter … Wiktionary
Galilean satellites — Astron. the four largest and brightest moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, discovered by Galileo in 1610 … Useful english dictionary
The Galilean Satellites — Infobox Album Name = The Galilean Satellites Type = studio Artist = Rosetta Released = start date|2005|10|18 Recorded = August 2004–December 2004cite web | last = Elmore | first = Chris | title = Interview: Rosetta | publisher = Indieworkshop.com … Wikipedia
Galilean moons — Montage of Jupiter s four Galilean moons, in a composite image comparing their sizes and the size of Jupiter. From top to bottom: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto The Galilean moons are the four moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo Galilei in… … Wikipedia
Galilean — adjective Date: circa 1751 of, relating to, or discovered by Galileo Galilei < Galilean satellites > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Galilean moons — noun The four and by far largest moons of Jupiter, namely Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, discovered by Galileo Galilei. Syn: Galilean satellites … Wiktionary
Galilean — I noun 1. an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) • Syn: ↑Galilaean • Derivationally related forms: ↑Galilaean (for: ↑Galilaean) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Galilean satellite — /gæləˌleɪən ˈsætəlaɪt/ (say galuh.layuhn satuhluyt) noun any of the four largest of Jupiter s 16 satellites (Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io). Also, Galilean moon. {named after Galileo who discovered them in 1610} …
Galilean satellite — noun one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo • Syn: ↑Galilean • Hypernyms: ↑satellite • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Callisto, ↑Europa, ↑Ganymede, ↑Io … Useful english dictionary
Galilean telescope — a refracting telescope that forms an erect image, consisting of an objective of relatively long focal length that causes light rays to converge and an eyepiece of short focal length that causes them to diverge. [1715 25] * * * instrument… … Universalium
