tethys

Te·thys

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee-this]
- /ˈti θɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee-this]
- /ˈti θɪs/

Definitions of tethys word

noun tethys Classical Mythology. a Titan, a daughter of Uranus and Gaea, the wife of Oceanus and mother of the Oceanids and river gods. 1
noun tethys Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn. 1
noun tethys Geology. the Mesozoic ocean or seaway of which the Mediterranean Sea is a greatly shrunken remnant. 1
noun tethys a Titaness and sea goddess, wife of Oceanus 0
noun tethys a large satellite of the planet Saturn 0
noun tethys the sea that lay between Laurasia and Gondwanaland, the two supercontinents formed by the first split of the larger supercontinent Pangaea. The Tethys Sea can be regarded as the predecessor of today's smaller Mediterranean 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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