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Saturn
PRIMARY MEANINGS OF:
Saturn
1
n
(Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
2
n
a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Saturn
1
n
(Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
“Saturday is
Saturn's
Day”
Example of:
Roman deity
a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
2
n
a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
Example of:
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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