Saturn

noun

Sat·​urn ˈsa-tərn How to pronounce Saturn (audio)
1
: a Roman god of agriculture and father by Ops of Jupiter
2
: the planet sixth in order from the sun see Planets Table

Examples of Saturn in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To that end, the spacecrafts have investigated all the giant planets of our outer solar system ‒ Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ‒ as well as the planets' magnetic fields and a combined 48 of their moons, NASA says. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024 Starship, with its Super Heavy booster, is the largest and most powerful rocket ever developed, taller than the Saturn V that sent Neil Armstrong to the moon and with about twice the thrust. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024 Their exceptionally long life spans mean that both spacecraft have provided additional insights about our solar system and beyond after achieving their preliminary goals of flying by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune decades ago. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024 From 886 million miles away, Saturn orbits the sun. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024 Iconic in every regard, Voyager 1 has delivered groundbreaking data on Jupiter and Saturn, and captured the loneliest image of Earth. Passant Rabie, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024 Even Mimas, a tiny moon of Saturn, was revealed to have an ocean in a 2024 study published in Nature. 4. Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024 Usually, public observing sessions might focus on objects closer to home, like Saturn or Jupiter and its moons. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024 Challenges may be present as a result of a Saturn opposition that is taking place now until 2026. Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Latin Saturnus

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Saturn was before the 12th century

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“Saturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Saturn. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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Saturn

noun
Sat·​urn ˈsat-ərn How to pronounce Saturn (audio)
: the planet sixth in order from the sun see planet

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