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From [[wikipedia:Middle_English|Middle English]], '''Amort''' is a shortened form of the [[wikipedia:Middle_French|Middle French]] phrase ''à la mort'', meaning "to the death". In archaic usage, it is used to describe something which is "as if dead"; spiritless, or being at the cusp of death itself. | From [[wikipedia:Middle_English|Middle English]], '''Amort''' is a shortened form of the [[wikipedia:Middle_French|Middle French]] phrase ''à la mort'', meaning "to the death". In archaic usage, it is used to describe something which is "as if dead"; spiritless, or being at the cusp of death itself. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:50, 4 August 2024
Amort
Pronunciation/ə.ˈmɒrt/
(Middle English) - IPA(key)
(Middle English) - IPA(key)
AliasesMures
ClassificationSubmoon
Satellite ofConsus
Location1st moon of Consus
Orbital Distance~ 600 km
Moon Characteristics
Volume2.68×105 km
Diameter80 km
Crust MaterialValkite
Surface Gravity0.5 G
Gravity Well16 km
Notable Minerals
Amort (/ə.ˈmɒrt/) is the subsatellite of the moon Consus. Like many subsatellites of its size, it lacks even a trace atmosphere, and its surface is rough and mountainous.
Nomenclature
From Middle English, Amort is a shortened form of the Middle French phrase à la mort, meaning "to the death". In archaic usage, it is used to describe something which is "as if dead"; spiritless, or being at the cusp of death itself.