Venus

/ˈvinəs/

/ˈvinəs/

Other forms: Venuses

Definitions of Venus

1. noun

   the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'
   “before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer”

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   inferior planet

   any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit

   terrestrial planet

   a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system
2. noun

   goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
   synonyms: Urania

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   Roman deity

   a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
3. noun

   type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
   synonyms: genus Venus

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   mollusk genus

   a genus of mollusks