daphnis

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The high-resolution image of Daphnis is pretty astonishing [1].

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(astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

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noun

(astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

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Core meanings and parts of speech for daphnis.

noun

(astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

Example sentences

The high-resolution image of Daphnis is pretty astonishing [1].

Both of the moons imaged in the flyby, Daphnis and Pandora, are of interest because they're examples of shepherd moons [2] that sculpt the surrounding ring material.

Where dust is gravitationally interesting at the present age of the solar system is probably in ring/moon interactions, but mostly with the moon acting on the ring dusts as with Saturn's Daphnis and Pan (Cassini).

Daphnis, along with Pan, also happens to be the only shepherd moon orbiting within Saturn's main rings.

Daphnis and Chloë, by Longus, has a frank scene where a married woman teaches a teenaged boy how to have sex.

A few big ones for me: -Shostakovich's 10th Symphony -Daphnis and Chloe by Ravel -The Planets by Holst -The Desert Music by Steve Reich Start there and you might find something you like.

Proper noun examples

Daphnis, along with Pan, also happens to be the only shepherd moon orbiting within Saturn's main rings.

Daphnis and Chloë, by Longus, has a frank scene where a married woman teaches a teenaged boy how to have sex.

A few big ones for me: -Shostakovich's 10th Symphony -Daphnis and Chloe by Ravel -The Planets by Holst -The Desert Music by Steve Reich Start there and you might find something you like.