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nouna giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
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noun(Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
Definition that contains saturn
- planet (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
- ops (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
- titan the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere
- cronus (Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn
- silkworm larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
- chiron an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus
- saturnalia an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn
- silkworm moth any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae
- atlas moth giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
- outer planet (astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)