Ganymede
[ gan-uh-meed ]
/ ˈgæn əˌmid /
noun
Also Gan·y·me·des
[gan-uh-mee-deez] /ˌgæn əˈmi diz/. Classical Mythology.
a Trojan youth who was abducted by Zeus and taken to Olympus, where he was made the cupbearer of the gods and became immortal.
Astronomy.
the largest moon of the planet Jupiter.
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British Dictionary definitions for ganymede (1 of 2)
Ganymede
1
/ (ˈɡænɪˌmiːd) /
noun
classical myth
a beautiful Trojan youth who was abducted by Zeus to Olympus and made the cupbearer of the gods
British Dictionary definitions for ganymede (2 of 2)
Ganymede
2
/ (ˈɡænɪˌmiːd) /
noun
the brightest and largest of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter, and the largest in the solar system. Diameter: 5262 km; orbital radius: 1 070 000 km
Scientific definitions for ganymede
Ganymede
[ găn′ə-mēd′ ]
One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the seventh in distance from the planet. Originally sighted by Galileo, it is the largest satellite in the solar system.