SATURN
Dictionary entry overview: What does Saturn mean?
• SATURN (noun)
The noun SATURN has 2 senses:
1. a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
2. (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
Familiarity information: SATURN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SATURN (noun)
Meaning:
A giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
gas giant; Jovian planet (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)
Holonyms ("Saturn" is a member of...):
solar system (the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field)
Meaning:
(Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
Saturday is Saturn's Day
Instance hypernyms:
Roman deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans)
Domain category:
Roman mythology (the mythology of the ancient Romans)
