"Chrysalis" meaning in English

See Chrysalis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From chrysalis. Coined in 2022. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Chrysalis
  1. A hypothetical former moon of Saturn, whose gravitational influence is proposed as the source of Saturn's inclination and near-resonance with Uranus, and whose destruction by gravitational disruption is proposed as the source of Saturn's rings. Categories (place): Moons of Saturn
    Sense id: en-Chrysalis-en-name-P6xHBLn0 Disambiguation of Moons of Saturn: 80 20
  2. A proposed generation ship, which would use fusion rockets and take 400 years to travel from the Sun to Alpha Centauri. See PROJECT HYPERION and Project Hyperion (interstellar).
    Sense id: en-Chrysalis-en-name-hRfxP8mv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Interstellar travel, Nuclear rocketry, Space colonization Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Interstellar travel: 1 99 Disambiguation of Nuclear rocketry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Space colonization: 19 81
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