Ptolemaeus

[ tol-uh-mey-uhs ]

/ ˌtɒl əˈmeɪ əs /

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noun

a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.

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Words nearby Ptolemaeus

ptisan, PTM, PTN, PTO, ptochocracy, Ptolemaeus, Ptolemaic, Ptolemaic system, Ptolemaic universe, Ptolemaist, Ptolemy

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How to use Ptolemaeus in a sentence

Ptolemaeus, , m., a name borne by the kings of Egypt after the time of Alexander the Great.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
I have worked in the quarries, and I have drunk Massic wine beneath a golden awning in a vessel of my own like a Ptolemaeus.
Salammbo|Gustave Flaubert
They flashed high above Ptolemaeus, a crater ninety miles in diameter rimmed by walls three thousand feet high.
First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton
I can easily relieve you of the company of Favorinus and Ptolemaeus; send them to meet the Emperor.
The Emperor, Complete|Georg Ebers

He spotted the Crater of Ptolemaeus first, near the center-line of the disc.
First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton

British Dictionary definitions for Ptolemaeus

Ptolemaeus

/ (ˌtɒlɪˈmiːəs) /

noun

a crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 140 kilometres (90 miles) in diameter

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