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 Voyager 2, launched two weeks before Voyager 1, is now about 13 billion miles from Earth, the two crafts’ trajectories having diverged somewhere around Saturn. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024 The moon's link with Saturn will get you on your game. USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024 The spacecraft has spent over 45 years studying the outer solar system and has made flybys of Jupiter and Saturn and traveled more than 46,000,000,000 miles. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024 The Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes launched in 1977 on a mission to study Jupiter and Saturn but continued onward through the outer reaches of the solar system. Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024 The spacecraft observed Saturn’s rings in detail and discovered active volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io. Originally designed for a five-year mission within our solar system, both probes are still operational and chugging along through space, far beyond Pluto’s orbit. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 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. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024 Though the Clipper trajectories are already largely settled, Moreno is looking to the next planet: Saturn. Quanta Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024 Davidson’s 2008 burgundy Saturn Outlook had been driven away from the crash site, per police who recovered it at an undisclosed location. Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 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 27 Apr. 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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