Nereid is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Nereid meaning
- Alternative letter-case form of Nereid.
- A youthful and pretty bather.
Synonyms of Nereid
Using Nereid
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative letter-case form of Nereid. | A youthful and pretty bather.
- Useful related words include: sea nymph.
- In the example corpus, nereid often appears in combinations such as: of nereid.
Context around Nereid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nereid
- In this selection, "nereid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, spectrally, moon, sisters, appears and struck stand out and add context to how "nereid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include period of nereid of about and rotation of nereid. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nereid" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nereid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The shape of Nereid is not known. (7 words)
Spectrally Nereid appears neutral in colour and water ice has been detected on its surface. (15 words)
When parents believed their child to be nereid-struck, they would pray to Saint Artemidos. (15 words)
Laura Slatkin explores the apparent contradiction, in that the immediate presentation of Thetis in the Iliad is as a helpless minor goddess overcome by grief and lamenting to her Nereid sisters, and links the goddess's present and past through her grief. (42 words)
To date there is no credible explanation of the variations, but, if they exist, they are likely related to the rotation of Nereid. (23 words)
In 1991, a rotation period of Nereid of about 13.6 hours was determined by an analysis of its light curve. (21 words)
Example sentences (7)
In 1991, a rotation period of Nereid of about 13.6 hours was determined by an analysis of its light curve.
Laura Slatkin explores the apparent contradiction, in that the immediate presentation of Thetis in the Iliad is as a helpless minor goddess overcome by grief and lamenting to her Nereid sisters, and links the goddess's present and past through her grief.
Spectrally Nereid appears neutral in colour and water ice has been detected on its surface.
The shape of Nereid is not known.
To date there is no credible explanation of the variations, but, if they exist, they are likely related to the rotation of Nereid.
Until the discovery of the second moon Nereid in 1949, Triton was commonly referred to as "the satellite of Neptune".
When parents believed their child to be nereid-struck, they would pray to Saint Artemidos.
Common combinations with nereid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of nereid 3×