English noun: Chiron | |||
1. | Chiron (person) (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes | ||
Broader (hypernym) | centaur | ||
Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
2. | Chiron (object) an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | asteroid | ||