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Neptune

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Neptune

1
 n
a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants
2
 n
(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Neptune
1

n a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants

“the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846”
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Jovian planet, gas giant
any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)
outer planet
(astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)
superior planet
any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit
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n (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon

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Roman deity
a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
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