Explore Mimas through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mimas meaning
- A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.
- The innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface.
Using Mimas
- The main meaning on this page is: A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes. | The innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface.
- In the example corpus, mimas often appears in combinations such as: mimas is.
Context around Mimas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mimas
- In this selection, "mimas" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, showed, named, once, must, volume and tethys stand out and add context to how "mimas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include calculations showed mimas must possess and changes in mimas s orbit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mimas" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mimas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, Mimas is not actually in hydrostatic equilibrium for its current rotation. (12 words)
The ocean is believed to fill half of Mimas’ volume, according to Lainey. (13 words)
Their calculations showed Mimas must possess a hidden subsurface ocean to move the way it does. (16 words)
Astronomers fell into the habit of referring to them and Titan as Saturn I through Saturn V. Once Mimas and Enceladus were discovered, in 1789, the numbering scheme was extended to Saturn VII. (33 words)
By closely examining the subtle changes in Mimas’s orbit, the researchers said they were able to suggest the presence of a hidden ocean and estimate its size and depth. (30 words)
Another son is named Mimas, who provides a link to the third Aeolus in a genealogy that seems very contrived. (20 words)
Example sentences (8)
By closely examining the subtle changes in Mimas’s orbit, the researchers said they were able to suggest the presence of a hidden ocean and estimate its size and depth.
Their calculations showed Mimas must possess a hidden subsurface ocean to move the way it does.
The ocean is believed to fill half of Mimas’ volume, according to Lainey.
Another son is named Mimas, who provides a link to the third Aeolus in a genealogy that seems very contrived.
Astronomers fell into the habit of referring to them and Titan as Saturn I through Saturn V. Once Mimas and Enceladus were discovered, in 1789, the numbering scheme was extended to Saturn VII.
However, Mimas is not actually in hydrostatic equilibrium for its current rotation.
Of the bodies that are known to be in hydrostatic equilibrium, only Saturn 's moon Mimas is smaller.
The other pairs listed above satisfy the same type of equation with the exception of Mimas-Tethys resonance.
Common combinations with mimas
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- mimas is 2×