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Pluto
[ ploo-toh ]
noun
- Classical Mythology. a name given to Hades, under which he is identified by the Romans with Orcus.
- Astronomy. a dwarf planet having an equatorial diameter of about 2,100 miles (3,300 km), a mean distance from the sun of 3.674 billion miles (5.914 billion km), a period of revolution of 248.53 years, and one known moon, Charon. Based on the definition of a planet devised by the International Astronomical Union in 2006, Pluto, regarded as the ninth and most distant planet in our solar system since its discovery in 1930, was reclassified as a dwarf planet, a decision that continues to be examined and questioned by some astronomers.
PLUTO
1/ ˈːəʊ /
noun
- the code name of pipelines laid under the English Channel to supply fuel to the Allied forces landing in Normandy in 1944
Pluto
2/ ˈːəʊ /
noun
- classical myth the god of the underworld; Hades
Pluto
3/ ˈːəʊ /
noun
- the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system, located in the Kuiper belt; discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh (1906–97); classified as a planet until 2006, when it was reclassified as a dwarf planet. It has a diameter of 2390 km
Pluto
/ ̅̅′ō /
- A dwarf planet that until 2006 was classified as the ninth planet in the Solar System. Pluto was not discovered until 1930, when Clyde Tombaugh noticed it while searching for an unknown planet thought to influence Uranus's orbit. Pluto's surface is covered with frozen methane and other ices, and its extremely thin atmosphere consists primarily of methane and nitrogen. Between 1979 and 1999 Pluto crossed inside Neptune's orbit. Pluto has three moons: Charon (discovered in 1978) and Hydra and Nix (both discovered in 2005).
- See Table at solar system
Pluto
1- The Roman name of Hades , the Greek and Roman god of the underworld and ruler of the dead.
Pluto
2- In astronomy , the smallest of the major planets , usually ninth from the sun . Pluto was discovered in 1930 and is named for the Roman god of the underworld. ( See solar system )
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