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Charon grayii

Etymology

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Charon m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Charontidae – certain whip spiders in the family.

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English

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Image taken of Charon in July 2015
 
Charon's planetary symbol
 
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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn). The name of the moon was coined by American astronomer James W. Christy in 1978, in reference to a fictional moon of Pluto in a novel by Edmond Hamilton but also influenced by its similarity to Char, a pet name for Charlene, his wife's name — hence the alternative American pronunciation, which is used at NASA.

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Proper noun

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Charon

  1. (Greek mythology) The ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx.
  2. (astronomy) The largest of the five moons of Pluto.

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  • (astronomy):

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Noun

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Charon (plural Charons)

  1. (poetic) Any ferryman.

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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈxaron]
  • Rhymes: -aron
  • Hyphenation: Cha‧ron

Proper noun

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Charon m inan (related adjective charonský)

  1. (astronomy) Charon (moon of Pluto) [since 1985]
    • 1989, Jiří Grygar, Vladimír Železný, Okna vesmíru dokořán, Praha: Naše vojsko, →ISBN, page 107:
      [] Charon „visí“ trvale nad určitým místem povrchu Pluta podobně jako geostacionární umělé družice Země nad pozemskou stanicí.
      [] Charon "hangs" above a certain point of the Pluto's surface in a similar way as geostationary artificial satellites of the Earth above a terrestrial station.

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Proper noun

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Charon m anim (related adjective Charonův)

  1. (Greek mythology) Alternative spelling of Charón (the ferryman of Hades)
    • 1892, Jan Blokša, “Dante Alighieri a Vergilius Maro”, in Hlídka[1], volume 9, page 318:
      Charon uviděv Aeneáše ozbrojeného připomněl si Heraklea, který též tak přišel a násilně si v podsvětí počínal, []
      Charon having seen armed Aeneas remembered Herakles, who had also come in such a way and behaved violently in the underworld, []

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Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text)
Star Słońce
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
Merkury Wenus Ziemia Mars Ceres Jowisz Saturn Uran Neptun Pluton
Notable
moons
Księżyc Fobos
Deimos
Io
Europa
Ganimedes
Kallisto
Mimas
Enceladus
Tetyda
Dione
Rea
Tytan
Japet

Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Tytania
Oberon
Tryton Charon

Further reading

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  • Charon”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxa.rɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arɔn
  • Syllabification: Cha‧ron

Proper noun

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Charon m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) Charon (ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx)
  2. (astronomy) Charon (largest of the five moons of Pluto)

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Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text)
Star Słońce
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
Merkury Wenus Ziemia Mars Ceres Jowisz Saturn Uran Neptun Pluton
Notable
moons
Księżyc Fobos
Deimos
Io
Europa
Ganimedes
Kallisto
Mimas
Enceladus
Tetyda
Dione
Rea
Tytan
Japet

Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Tytania
Oberon
Tryton Charon

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Turkish

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Proper noun

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Charon

  1. (Greek mythology) Alternative spelling of Haron
  2. (astronomy) Charon