Enceladus Syllabification: (En·cel·a·dus)Pronunciation: /enˈselədəs/ AstronomyDefinition of Enceladus a satellite of Saturn, the eighth closest to the planet, discovered by W. Herschel in 1789. Probably composed mainly of ice, it has a diameter of 311 miles (500 km). Origin:named after a Greek mythological giant killed by AtheneEnceladus in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Enceladus in the British & World English dictionary
