Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the god Jove or the planet Jupiter; Jovial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Jove, or Jupiter (either the deity or the planet).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or relating to
Jupiter (theRoman deity ). - adjective Of, or relating to Jupiter (the
planet ). - adjective Similar to the planet Jupiter, in size or composition.
- noun science fiction An imaginary
inhabitant of the planetJupiter . - proper noun Flavius Jovianus, a
Roman emperor .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet Jupiter
- adjective of or pertaining to or befitting the Roman deity Jupiter
Etymologies
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The term Jovian came from planet Jupiter, which describes the other gas giants in our solar system which are like Jupiter.
The Times of India 2010
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The term Jovian came from planet Jupiter, which describes the other gas giants in our solar system which are like Jupiter.
The Times of India 2010
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Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian, meaning "Jupiter-like", planets.
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Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian, meaning "Jupiter-like", planets.
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Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian, meaning "Jupiter-like", planets.
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Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian, meaning "Jupiter-like", planets.
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Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian planets.
WN.com - Articles related to India gets own vaccine against swine flu 2010
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Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian planets.
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Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian planets.
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So, being encouraged by the opinions of braver men, he ordered two legions, known as the Jovian and the
The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Ammianus Marcellinus 1851
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