Jovian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jovian in British English:
UK [ˈdʒəuviən]
How to pronounce Jovian in American English:
US [ˈdʒoviən]
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- Adjective:
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet Jupiter
- of or pertaining to or befitting the Roman deity Jupiter
Word Origin
- Jovian (adj.)
- 1520s, "of Jove," from Latin Jovis (see Jove) + -ian. Meaning "of the planet Jupiter" is recorded from 1794. Latin Jovianus was a masculine proper name.
Example
- 1. This jovian moon isn 't trying to give life the cold shoulder .
- 2. I was the one who convinced jovian that I was dead .
- 3. Jovian sneered , unaware that nicolaus was creeping up behind him .
- 4. In 2009 backyard astronomers saw a dark blemish on jupiter that marked the spot where a space rock had slammed into the jovian atmosphere .
- 5. Astrophysicists john matese and daniel whitmire at the university of louisiana came up with theory said that ' something smaller than a jovian mass would not be strong enough to perform the task ' .