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Iapetus
[ahy-ap-i-tuhs, ee-ap-]
noun
Classical Mythology.a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaia.
Astronomy.a natural satellite of the planet Saturn.
Iapetus
/ ɪˈæɪə /
noun
a large outer satellite of the planet Saturn
Word History and Origins
Origin of Iapetus1
Example Sentences
During her presentation, a fellow student interrupted her with a question about the rotation of Saturn’s moon Iapetus.
In some, the lost moon collided with Titan or Iapetus; in others it was ejected from the Saturn system altogether.
At the sedimentary cliffs of Green Point, we saw fossils from the ancient Iapetus Ocean.
He wondered what had happened to Iapetus after they’d left him in Hades’s palace...if he was still content being Bob, friendly, happy, and clueless.
The thinning, flattening crust created a shallow rift that eventually filled with water, which geologists call the Iapetus Ocean.
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