Cassini

American  

[kuh-see-nee, kah-] / kəˈsi ni, kɑ- /

noun

1. Oleg Oleg Cassini-Loiewski, 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.

2. a walled plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 36 miles (56 km) in diameter.

3. Geometry. oval of Cassini.

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Cassini British  

/ kæˈsiːnɪ /

noun

1. Giovanni Domenico. 1625–1712, French astronomer, born in Italy. He discovered (1675) Cassini's division , the gap that divides Saturn's rings into two parts, and four of Saturn's moons

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Example Sentences

Toward the end of its mission, Cassini measured how mass is distributed inside Saturn.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

Petricca reached these conclusions by analyzing the frequencies of radio waves transmitted from the Cassini spacecraft during close fly-bys of Titan.

From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025

Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot has persisted for at least 190 years and is likely a different spot from the one observed by the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1665, a new study reports.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

When scientists using NASA's Cassini space probe discovered organic compounds in blocks of ice from Enceladus, they wondered if this meant the Saturnian moon might have the ingredients for life.

From Salon • May 29, 2024

Joe Cassini was checking the sanding job on the bridge railing when the first peal of thunder rumbled.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George