Ptolemaeus

[tol-uh-mey-uh s]

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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Historical Examples of ptolemaeus

When Ptolemaeus—for so he was called—had, in reply to the question, "who is that?"
A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete
Georg Ebers
He spotted the Crater of Ptolemaeus first, near the center-line of the disc.
First on the Moon
Jeff Sutton
But Ptolemaeus wishes to leave Diodoros quite undisturbed till daybreak.
A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete
Georg Ebers
"A long stay in this strong perfume will be bad for him," whispered Ptolemaeus to the freedman.
A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete
Georg Ebers
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

British Dictionary definitions for ptolemaeus

Ptolemaeus

noun

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

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