aphroditoid

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Etymology

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From aphrodito- (Venus) +‎ -oid (like). From Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, Aphrodite), the Greek Goddess of Love, equivalent to the Roman Goddess of Love Venus (Venus), synonymous use for the planet; and Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs, -oid) suffix. Coined in analogy to geoid, the equivalent for planet Earth.

Noun

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aphroditoid (plural aphroditoids)

  1. (astronomy, geology, planetology) The analogue of the geoid for the planet Venus; the Venusian geoid. The gravitational and rotational equipotential surface for Venus. The surface that provides the datum line (the equivalent for sea level) for Venus.

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  • geoid (used in the generic sense)

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