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Neptune

Neptune Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Neptune?
[n] a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun
[n] (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon Synonyms | Synonyms for Neptune: Related Terms | Find terms related to Neptune: AB | able seaman | able-bodied seaman | Agdistis | Amor | Ancient Mariner | Aphrodite | Apollo | Apollon | Ares | Argonaut | Artemis | asteroid | Ate | Athena | Bacchus | bluejacket | buccaneer | Ceres | Cora | Cronus | Cupid | Cybele | Davy | Davy Jones | deep-sea man | Demeter | Despoina | Diana | Dionysus | Dis | Dylan | Earth | Eros | fair-weather sailor | fisherman | Flying Dutchman | fresh-water nymph | Gaea | Gaia | Ge | Great Mother | Hades | hearty | Helios | Hephaestus | Hera | Here | Hermes | Hestia | Hymen | Hyperion | inferior planet | jack | jack afloat | jack-tar | jacky | Jove | Juno | Jupiter | Jupiter Fidius | Jupiter Fulgur | Jupiter Optimus Maximus | Jupiter Pluvius | Jupiter Tonans | kelpie | Kore | Kronos | limey | limniad | lobsterman | Magna Mater | major planet | man fish | mariner | Mars | matelot | Mercury | mermaid | merman | Minerva | minor planet | Mithras | Momus | naiad | navigator | Nereid | Nereus | Nike | nix | nixie | ocean nymph | Oceanid | Oceanus | OD | Olympians | Olympic gods | Ops | Orcus | Persephassa | Persephone | Phoebus | Phoebus Apollo | pirate | planet | planetoid | Pluto | Poseidon | privateer | Proserpina | Proserpine | Rhea | sailor | salt | Saturn | sea devil | sea dog | sea god | sea nymph | sea rover | seafarer | seafaring man | sea-maid | sea-maiden | seaman | secondary planet | shipman | siren | solar system | superior planet | tar | Tellus | terrestrial planet | Thetis | Triton | undine | Uranus | Varuna | Venus | Vesta | viking | Vulcan | wanderer | water dog | water god | water spirit | water sprite | whaler | windjammer | windsailor | Zeus See Also | gas giant | Jovian planet | Roman deity | solar system Neptune In Webster's Dictionary \Nep"tune\, n. [L. Neptunus.]
1. (Rom. Myth.) The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the
waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as
bearing a trident for a scepter.
2. (Astron.) The remotest known planet of our system,
discovered -- as a result of the computations of
Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23,
1846. Its mean distance from the sun is about
2,775,000,000 miles, and its period of revolution is about
164,78 years.
{Neptune powder}, an explosive containing nitroglycerin, --
used in blasting.
{Neptune's cup} (Zo["o]l.), a very large, cup-shaped, marine
sponge ({Thalassema Neptuni}).
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