NOUN | object | Galilean satellite, Galilean | one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo |
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Meaning | One of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo. | |
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Synonym | Galilean | |
Instances | Callisto | The second largest of Jupiter's satellites |
Europa | The 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites | |
Ganymede | The largest of Jupiter's satellites | |
Io | The closest of Jupiter's moons | |
Broader | satellite | Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star |
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