Ceres definition |Dictionary.com

Ceres

Sponsored Links Ceres
Fix Computer. Repair Errors. Scan PC Instantly. Fast Download.
www.RegistrySmart.com

11 dictionary results for: Ceres

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

Ce·res

[seer-eez] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.

2.	Astronomy. the first asteroid to be discovered, being the largest and one of the brightest.

3.	a town in central California. 13,281.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

Sponsored Links Ceres
Fix Computer. Repair Errors. Scan PC Instantly. Fast Download.
www.RegistrySmart.com

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

cere¹ (sîr) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. cered, cer·ing, ceres
To wrap in or as if in cerecloth.

[Middle English ceren, ciren, from Old French cirer, to cover with wax, from Latin cērāre; see cerate.]

(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

cere² (sîr) Pronunciation Key
n. A fleshy or waxlike membrane at the base of the upper beak in certain birds, such as parrots, through which the nostrils open.

[Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Medieval Latin cēra, from Latin, wax; see cerate.]

cered adj.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ce·res (sîr'ēz) Pronunciation Key
n.

Roman Mythology The goddess of agriculture.
A dwarf planet orbiting in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

[Latin Cerēs; see ker-² in Indo-European roots.]

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

ceres
noun
1.	(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
2.	the largest asteroid and the first discovered

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ceres (sîr'ēz) Pronunciation Key
The largest asteroid and the first to be discovered, in 1801. Nearly spherical, it has a diameter of about 960 km (595 mi). The estimated total mass of all other asteroids in the asteroid belt is only about twice that of Ceres. See more at asteroid.

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Ceres [(seer-eez)]

The Roman name for Demeter, the Greek and Roman goddess of agriculture.

[Chapter:] Mythology and Folklore

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Ceres, CA (city, FIPS 12524) Location: 37.59935 N, 120.95623 W
Population (1990): 26314 (9075 housing units)
Area: 14.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95307

Ceres, NY Zip code(s): 14721

Ceres, VA Zip code(s): 24318

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ceres

Ce"re*al\, a. [L. Cerealis pert. to Ceres, and hence, to agriculture. See Ceres.] Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary 3rd Edition - Cite This Source - Share This

CERES
California Environmental Resources Evaluation System

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT

Acronym Finder - Cite This Source - Share This

CERES

CERES: in Acronym Finder

CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT