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Amalthea meaning

  1. The most frequently mentioned foster mother of Zeus, sometimes represented as the goat who suckled the infant-god in a mountain cave, sometimes as a goat-tending nymph.
  2. The third most distant moon of Jupiter.

Using Amalthea

  • The main meaning on this page is: The most frequently mentioned foster mother of Zeus, sometimes represented as the goat who suckled the infant-god in a mountain cave, sometimes as a goat-tending nymph. | The third most distant moon of Jupiter.
  • In the example corpus, amalthea often appears in combinations such as: amalthea was, the amalthea.

Context around Amalthea

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

near 1× recorded 1× now 1× goat 1× name 1×

Often after:

football 1× flyby 1× data 1×

Sentence patterns with Amalthea

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

all recorded amalthea flyby data 1× amalthea s orbital 1× doublet of amalthea 1× jupiter from amalthea 1× now amalthea had as 1× of the amalthea data was 1× planet near amalthea s orbit 1× ring along amalthea s orbit 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after many subsequent 1× amalthea s orbital 1× now amalthea had 1× simulated view of 1× since she instead 1× the name amalthea 1×

Common sentence endings:

amalthea s orbit 1× data was successful 1× doublet of amalthea 1× for many decades 1× have nursed jove 1× have reared him 1×

Words around Amalthea

Just before it in the word index:

amalric 36 amaliri 2 amalija 3 amalienborg 3 amalie 34 amalia 33

Just after it in the word index:

amaluna 2 amalur 4 amaluzor 2 amam 2 amami 7 amamiya 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Amalthea

  • In this selection, "amalthea" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, near, recorded, now, football, flyby and data stand out and add context to how "amalthea" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all recorded amalthea flyby data and amalthea s orbital. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "amalthea" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with amalthea

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Amalthea football team. (4 words)

Simulated view of Jupiter from Amalthea. (6 words)

There is probably a separate ring along Amalthea 's orbit, as well. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

However, this time Amalthea was on the other side of the planet, so it is probable that the particles form a ring around the planet near Amalthea's orbit. (29 words)

Amalthea's orbital period is only slightly longer than its parent planet's day (about 20% in this case), which means it would cross Jupiter's sky very slowly. (29 words)

Since she instead gave the infant Zeus to Adamanthea to nurse in a cave on a mountain in Crete, it is clear that Adamanthea is a doublet of Amalthea. (29 words)

Example sentences (11)

However, this time Amalthea was on the other side of the planet, so it is probable that the particles form a ring around the planet near Amalthea's orbit.

The Amalthea football team.

After many subsequent playback and cooling cycles, the complete transmission back to Earth of all recorded Amalthea flyby data was successful.

Amalthea's orbital period is only slightly longer than its parent planet's day (about 20% in this case), which means it would cross Jupiter's sky very slowly.

Now Amalthea had as a pet a certain goat which is said to have nursed Jove.

Simulated view of Jupiter from Amalthea.

Since she instead gave the infant Zeus to Adamanthea to nurse in a cave on a mountain in Crete, it is clear that Adamanthea is a doublet of Amalthea.

Since they did not have milk, they furnished him a she-goat, Amalthea by name, who is said to have reared him.

The name "Amalthea" was not formally adopted by the IAU until 1976, although it had been in informal use for many decades.

There is probably a separate ring along Amalthea 's orbit, as well.

Though most of the Amalthea data was already written to tape, it was found that the recorder refused to respond to commands telling it to play back data.

Common combinations with amalthea

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "amalthea" in a sentence?
An example: "However, this time Amalthea was on the other side of the planet, so it is probable that the particles form a ring around the planet near Amalthea's orbit." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "amalthea" from authentic English texts.
What does "amalthea" mean?
Amalthea means: The most frequently mentioned foster mother of Zeus, sometimes represented as the goat who suckled the infant-god in a mountain cave, sometimes as a goat-tending nymph.
How many example sentences with "amalthea" are there?
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