Ceres

Ce·res  (sîrz)

n.

1. Roman Mythology The goddess of agriculture.

2. The closest dwarf planet to the sun, with an orbit between Mars and Jupiter. Ceres was the first object in the asteroid belt to be discovered.

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

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Ceres

Noun

the Roman goddess of agriculture

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Ceres  (sîrz)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Ceres - (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter Roman mythology - the mythology of the ancient Romans
	2.	Ceres - the largest asteroid and the first discovered