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PRONUNCIATION OF THOLUS

tholus  [ˈθəʊləs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THOLUS

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determiner
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Tholus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THOLUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tholus

Tholus

In planetary geology, a tholus is a small domical mountain or hill. The word is from the Greek θόλος, which means a circular building with a conical or vaulted roof. The Romans transliterated the word into the Latin tholus, which means cupola or dome. In the early 1970s, the International Astronomical Union adopted tholus as one of a number of official descriptor terms for topographic features on Mars and other planets and satellites. One justification for using neutral Latin or Greek descriptors was that it allowed features to be named and described before their geology or geomorphology could be determined. For example, many tholi appear to be volcanic in origin, but the term does not imply a specific geologic origin. Currently, the IAU recognizes 55 descriptor terms. Tholi are present on Venus, Mars, and on Jupiter's moon Io. Map of the Tharsis quadrangle showing major features, several of which are tholi. Tharsis contains many volcanoes, including Olympus Mons, the tallest known volcano in the solar system. 2001 Mars Odyssey THEMIS mosaic of Ceraunius Tholus and Uranius Tholus.

Definition of tholus in the English dictionary

The definition of tholus in the dictionary is a structure or cylinder-shaped drum used to support a cupola or dome.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THOLUS


bolas
ˈbəʊləs
bolus
ˈbəʊləs
calculus
ˈkælkjʊləs
echoless
ˈɛkəʊləs
electroless
ɪˈlɛktrəʊləs
fabulous
ˈfæbjʊləs
gladiolus
ˌɡlædɪˈəʊləs
holus-bolus
ˈhəʊləsˈbəʊləs
luteolous
ˌluːtɪˈəʊləs
modiolus
məʊˈdaɪəʊləs
neutrinoless
njuːˈtriːnəʊləs
nucleolus
ˌnjuːklɪˈəʊləs
pholas
ˈfəʊləs
ridiculous
rɪˈdɪkjʊləs
semisolus
ˌsɛmɪˈsəʊləs
snowless
ˈsnəʊləs
solus
ˈsəʊləs
stimulus
ˈstɪmjʊləs
tobaccoless
təˈbækəʊləs
toeless
ˈtəʊləs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THOLUS

tho´
thoft
thole
tholeiite
tholeiitic
tholepin
tholobate
tholoi
tholos

WORDS THAT END LIKE THOLUS

Aeolus
alveolus
Angelus
bacillus
carolus
cumulus
discobolus
embolus
homunculus
hydrocephalus
malleolus
modulus
nautilus
obolus
Pholus
plus
stylus
surplus
Tellus
urceolus

Synonyms and antonyms of tholus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tholus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THOLUS

Find out the translation of tholus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tholus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tholus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tholus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tholus
570 millions of speakers

English

tholus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tholus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tholus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tholus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tholus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tholus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tholus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tholus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tholus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tholus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tholus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tholus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tholus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோலஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थोलस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

THOLUS
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tholus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tholus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tholus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tholus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tholus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tholus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tholus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tholus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tholus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THOLUS»

The term «tholus» is normally little used and occupies the 134.582 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THOLUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tholus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THOLUS»

Discover the use of tholus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tholus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Data Book of Astronomy
Volcanoes there include Elysium Mons, Albor Tholus and Hecates Tholus. Isolated volcanoes are also found elsewhere - for example the Hellas area, as well as near Syrtis Major and Tempe. The 'tholi' (domes) are smaller and steeper than ...
Patrick Moore, 2000
2
Volcanoes of Mars: Olympus Mons, Arsia Mons, Syrtis Major, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
3
Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy
... 1356 Albor Tholus 19.3 N 209.8 165 Thaumasia Planum 22.0 S 65.0 930 Australis Tholus 59.0 S 323.0 40 Rupes (scarp) Ceraunius Tholus 24.2 N 97.2 108 Amenthes Rupes 1.8 N 249.4 441 Hecates Tholus 32.7 N 209.8 183 Argyre Rupes ...
Patrick Moore, Robin Rees, 2011
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Worlds on Fire: Volcanoes on the Earth, the Moon, Mars, ...
Hecates Tholus is the northernmost volcano of the Elysium rise, which also hosts Elysium Mons and Alhor Tholus. Averaging 180km in diameter, Hecates Tholus is a relatively steep shield with slopes reaching 7°, flattening out near the top.
Charles Frankel, 2005
5
Mars: Maps
Hecates Tholus is the oldest and northernmost; Albor Tholus is intermediate in age and is southernmost; and Elysium Mons is the youngest and largest. As the Elysium region developed, complex interactions of vol- canism, tectonism and ...
Hugh H. Kieffer, 1992
6
American Arctic Lichens: The microlichens
Ascus with 1+ blue tholus. 59. Spores halonate. 60. Apothecia immersed; cephalodia usually present: paraphyses branched Amygdalaria 60. Apothecia adnate; cephalodia absent; paraphyses branched or not. 61. Paraphyses conspicuously ...
John Walter Thomson, 1984
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Vol 2: Morphology, Physiology, and Development
A: anal vein; CuA: cubitus anterior; pm: peripheral membrane; Sc: subcosta; th: tholus (with a well defined scoloparial scar: arrow). point of view (c. g. Bourgogne 1951, Minet 1988 and Scoble [992), others have disputed or doubted the hearing  ...
Niels Kristensen, 2003
8
The Lichenicolous Fungi of Greenland
... on Parmelia pulla Dactylospora allantoidea 66(65) Ascus tips with an 1+ blue tholus 67 Ascus tips lacking an 1+ blue tholus; ascospores 9-15 x 4.5-7.5 um; on Pertusaria species Dactylospora saxatilis 67(66) Ascospores 1-septate, 14-18 x ...
9
Modeling Volcanic Processes: The Physics and Mathematics of ...
17.2), which is dominated by Elysium Mons, Hecates Tholus, and Albor Tholus, and their surrounding lava flow fields. Hecates Tholus (Fig. 17.3(b)) is ~160 x 175 km wide and extends ~6 km above mean planetary radius, and its flanks are ...
Sarah A. Fagents, Tracy K. P. Gregg, Rosaly M. C. Lopes, 2013
10
Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology: Current Methods in ...
... b Thallus greenish; epiphytic on other substrates ...................................................... ........................................30 30a Asci of Lecanora-type, with distinct I+pale axial mass in tholus ...................................................... Maronina b Asci of ...
Vijai Kumar Gupta, Maria G. Tuohy, Manimaran Ayyachamy, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THOLUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tholus is used in the context of the following news items.
1
White Spots, Lone Mountains, and Other Funny Business on Ceres
I referred to it as Delirum Tholus (Crazy Hill), and someone on twitter suggested Ergotus Tholus after the mold that grows on cereal and makes you hallucinate. «Discover Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Metamorphosed by climate change – the southern area of Phlegra …
Stretching for hundreds of kilometres, this alignment of numerous mountains, rolling hills and ridges lies to the east of the volcano Hecates Tholus in the Elysium ... «German Aerospace Centre, Feb 15»
3
Vestigios de glaciación en montañas de latitudes medias en Marte
Extendida por cientos de kilómetros, esta alineación de numerosas montañas, colinas y crestas se encuentra al este del volcán Hecates Tholus, en la región ... «Europa Press, Feb 15»
4
What did Dawn learn at Vesta?
In two locations, it's found near a topographic high: Lucaria Tholus (star in the ... Aricia Tholus is a hill on Vesta with a relatively fresh impact crater at its peak. «The Planetary Society, Oct 14»
5
Could Martian Volcanoes Help With Search For Water On The Red …
Mars volcanoes Ceraunius Tholus and Uranius Tholus, as seen by Mars Express. Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum). Click for larger version. Could a ... «Universe Today, Oct 14»
6
Pourquoi Toulouse est-elle ainsi nommée ?
Comme Romulus a fondé Rome, le roi Tholus aurait fondé Toulouse », développe l'assistant du conservateur. Une légende qui plaisait beaucoup à l'époque de ... «Toulouse Infos, Sep 14»
7
I vulcani di Marte
la regione Elysium, che ha vulcani più piccoli della regione Tharsis, ma con una diversa storia geologica, comprende tre vulcani principali: Hecates Tholus, ... «Focus, Oct 13»
8
Minerals Essential for Life on Earth Came from Mars --New Evidence
Image at the top of the page shows Mars volcanoes Ceraunius Tholus and Uranius Tholus photographed by Mars Express. Although not active now, they were ... «The Daily Galaxy, Aug 13»
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Image of the Day: 4-Billion-Year-Old Volcano Soars 5 Miles Above …
Tharsis Tholus, an extinct 4-billion year old Martian volcano soars 8 kilometres above the surrounding landscape - almost the height of Earth's Mount Everest. «The Daily Galaxy, Feb 12»
10
Vulcan's View: Eruption News and Volcanoes From Space for …
The ESA released an image of a relatively small Martian shield volcano known as Tharsis Tholus. It has many of the same morphological features of terrestrial ... «Wired News, Nov 11»

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