"Chiron" meaning in English

See Chiron in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkaɪɹən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Chiron.wav
Rhymes: -aɪɹən Etymology: From Ancient Greek Χείρων (Kheírōn). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Χείρων}} Ancient Greek Χείρων (Kheírōn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chiron
  1. (Greek mythology) An old, wise centaur who served as Achilles' mentor and teacher. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Mythological creatures, Mythological figures Translations (mythology): Χείρων (Kheírōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ᎩᎶᏂ (giloni) (Cherokee), Cheirón [masculine] (Czech), Kirono (Esperanto), Ĥirono (Esperanto), Chiron (Finnish), Chiron [masculine] (French), Χείρων (Cheíron) [masculine] (Greek), Chirone [masculine] (Italian), 케이론 (Keiron) (Korean), Quíron [masculine] (Portuguese), Quirão [masculine] (Portuguese), Quironte [masculine] (Portuguese), Хиро́н (Xirón) [masculine] (Russian), Quirón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Chiron-en-name-507fRyPL Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of Mythological figures: 53 18 28 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mythology': 64 16 20
  2. (astronomy, astrology) A centaur (minor planet) and comet-like/asteroid-like object, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus. Categories (topical): Astrology, Astronomy, Mythological creatures Translations (astronomy): ᎩᎶᏂ (giloni) (Cherokee), Ĥirono (Esperanto), Chiron (Finnish), Chiron (French), Χείρων (Cheíron) [masculine] (Greek), キロン (Kiron) (Japanese), سیارک (Persian), Quíron [masculine] (Portuguese), Хиро́н (Xirón) (Russian), Хирон [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Hiron [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Quirón (Spanish), Хірон (Xiron) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Chiron-en-name-lgHvBNvI Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 35 30 35 Topics: astrology, astronomy, human-sciences, mysticism, natural-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'astronomy': 13 60 27
  3. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Celestial bodies, Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-Chiron-en-name-wCWXTMUP Disambiguation of Celestial bodies: 14 24 62 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 35 30 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Cherokee translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 29 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 20 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 15 42 14 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 19 32 15 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 2 3 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Cherokee translations: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 12 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 13 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 11 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 18 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 9 11 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 18 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 18 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 13 12 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 15 12 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 14 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 18 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 15 13 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 19 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 12 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 2060 Chiron [astronomy, natural-sciences], 95P [astronomy, natural-sciences], Chiron [astronomy, natural-sciences], 1977 UB [astronomy, natural-sciences], [astronomy, natural-sciences], [astrology, mysticism, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences], Cheiron [mythology, mysticism, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences], Kheiron [mythology, mysticism, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences] Derived forms: Chironic [astrology, mysticism, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences], Chironian [astronomy, natural-sciences], Chironean [astronomy, natural-sciences]
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      "sense": "mythology",
      "word": "ᎩᎶᏂ"
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      "word": "Ĥirono"
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      "word": "Chiron"
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      "word": "Chiron"
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "mythology",
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      "word": "Χείρων"
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Chirone"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
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      "sense": "mythology",
      "word": "케이론"
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      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Quíron"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Quirão"
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      "word": "Quironte"
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      "roman": "Xirón",
      "sense": "mythology",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Хиро́н"
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      "word": "Quirón"
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      "sense": "astronomy",
      "word": "ᎩᎶᏂ"
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      "sense": "astronomy",
      "word": "キロン"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "astronomy",
      "word": "سیارک"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "astronomy",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Quíron"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "astronomy",
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "astronomy",
      "word": "Quirón"
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "astronomy",
      "word": "Хірон"
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}

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