Phobos
[foh-buh s, -bos] /ˈfoʊ bəs, -bɒs/
noun
1.
Also, Phobus
[foh-buh s] /ˈfoʊ bəs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. a son and attendant of Ares and the personification of a fear held to possess armies and cause their defeat.
2.
Astronomy. one of the two moons of Mars.
/ˈfəʊbɒs/
noun
1.
the larger of the two satellites of Mars and the closer to the planet. Approximate diameter (although it has an irregular shape): 23 km Compare Deimos
Phobos
(fō’bəs)
The larger and inner of the two planetary satellites of Mars.
Read Also:
- Phobus
[foh-buh s, -bos] /ˈfoʊ bəs, -bɒs/ noun 1. Also, Phobus [foh-buh s] /ˈfoʊ bəs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. a son and attendant of Ares and the personification of a fear held to possess armies and cause their defeat. 2. Astronomy. one of the two moons of Mars. /ˈfəʊbɒs/ noun 1. the larger of the two […]
- Phocaea
[foh-see-uh] /foʊˈsi ə/ noun 1. an ancient seaport in Asia Minor: northernmost of the Ionian cities; later an important maritime state. /fəʊˈsiːə/ noun 1. an ancient port in Asia Minor, the northernmost of Ionian cities on the W coast of Asia Minor: an important maritime state (about 1000–600bc)
- Phocine
[foh-sahyn, -sin] /ˈfoʊ saɪn, -sɪn/ adjective, Zoology. 1. of or relating to seals. /ˈfəʊsaɪn/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or resembling a seal 2. of, relating to, or belonging to the Phocinae, a subfamily that includes the harbour seal and grey seal
- Phocion
[foh-shee-uh n, -on] /ˈfoʊ ʃi ən, -ˌɒn/ noun 1. 402?–317 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Phocis
[foh-sis] /ˈfoʊ sɪs/ noun 1. an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle. /ˈfəʊsɪs/ noun 1. an ancient district of central Greece, on the Gulf of Corinth: site of the Delphic oracle