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Ceres
[ seer-eez ]
noun
- Classical Mythology. a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Astronomy. one of the brightest and by far the largest asteroid in our solar system, discovered in 1801 and located in the asteroid belt: the first asteroid to be discovered, Ceres is also classified as a dwarf planet. Hygieia ( def 2 ), Pallas ( def 2 ), Vesta ( def 2 ).
- a town in central California.
Ceres
1/ ˈsɪəriːz /
noun
- the Roman goddess of agriculture Greek counterpartDemeter
Ceres
2/ ˈsɪəriːz /
noun
- the smallest dwarf planet in the solar system, located in the asteroid belt. It has a diameter of 930 kilometres
Ceres
/ sîr′ēz /
- The closest dwarf planet to the Sun , with an orbit in the asteroid belt. Ceres was the first object in the asteroid belt to be discovered (1801). Initially considered a planet, it was reclassified as an asteroid in the mid-1800s and as a dwarf planet in 2006. It has a diameter of about 960 km (595 mi).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Ceres1
First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin Cerēs, the goddess of grain and mother of Persephone; as a common noun, “wheat, corn; bread, food”
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Example Sentences
Afield, he was able to pick up propaganda broadcasts from Ceres.
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Ceres Station was beaming pronouncements, too—rattling the saber.
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When Juno, goddess of the sky, married Jupiter, her sister Ceres gave her a handsome present.
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In passing along, my eye caught sight of a beautiful figure of Ceres, resting on a pedestal.
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Psyche listened to these friendly words, and thanked Ceres for taking pity on her suffering.
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