Cassini

American  

[kuh-see-nee, kah-] / kəˈsi ni, kɑ- /

noun

1. Oleg Oleg Cassini-Loiewski, 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.

2. a walled plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 36 miles (56 km) in diameter.

3. Geometry. oval of Cassini.

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Cassini British  

/ kæˈsiːnɪ /

noun

1. Giovanni Domenico. 1625–1712, French astronomer, born in Italy. He discovered (1675) Cassini's division , the gap that divides Saturn's rings into two parts, and four of Saturn's moons

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Example Sentences

The Cassini mission began in 1997 and continued for nearly two decades, gathering extensive information about Saturn and its 274 moons.

From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025

Petricca reached these conclusions by analyzing the frequencies of radio waves transmitted from the Cassini spacecraft during close fly-bys of Titan.

From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025

They based their calculations on Cassini measurements collected while the spacecraft flew directly through the jets.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025

They did so by analyzing data from the Cassini mission and using it to create on Earth a simulated version of the hydrothermal fields at the bottom of Enceladus' ocean.

From Salon • May 29, 2024

“Dan,” said Joe Cassini, ‘you can operate the cherry picker, can’t you?”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George