Jovian planet

Jovian planet
any of the four large outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

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  • Jovian — (adj.) 1520s, of Jove, from L. Jovis (see JOVE (Cf. Jove)) + IAN (Cf. ian). Meaning of the planet Jupiter is recorded from 1794. Latin Jovianus was a masculine proper name …   Etymology dictionary

  • Jovian — [jō′vē ən] adj. 1. of or like Jove (the god Jupiter); majestic 2. of the planet Jupiter 3. of or referring to the four large, gaseous planets of the solar system, specif. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune: cf. TERRESTRIAL (sense 6) …   English World dictionary

  • planet — /plan it/, n. 1. Astron. a. Also called major planet. any of the nine large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto …   Universalium

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