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Meaning of Encke | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A surname from German.
  2. Johann Franz Encke, a German astronomer, who discovered the Encke Gap in the Rings of Saturn.
  3. A comet in Solar System, the second periodic comet discovered, prototype of the Encke-type comet, discovered by Johann Franz Encke
  4. An asteroid in Koronian, Solar System, the 9134th asteroid registered, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
  5. A crater in Moon, between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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