HyperDic: galilean_satellite

English > 1 sense of the expression Galilean satellite:
NOUNobjectGalilean satellite, Galileanone of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
English > Galilean satellite: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningOne of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo.
SynonymGalilean
InstancesCallistoThe second largest of Jupiter's satellites
EuropaThe 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites
GanymedeThe largest of Jupiter's satellites
IoThe closest of Jupiter's moons
BroadersatelliteAny celestial body orbiting around a planet or star

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