Venusian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Venusian in British English:
UK [vi:'nju:ˌʃɪən]
How to pronounce Venusian in American English:
US [vi'njuˌʃiən]
Word Origin
- Venusian (n.)
- "(hypothetical) inhabitant of the second planet from the sun," 1866, from Venus + -ian. Middle English had Venerian "one under the influence of the planet Venus; a lover" (late 14c.).
Example
- 1. Only now earth is never going to have another venusian visit us .
- 2. Six mountainous regions make up about one-third percent of the venusian surface .
- 3. Due to the heavy cloud cover blanketing the venusian surface , mariner 2 was not equipped with a camera .
- 4. Perhaps revealingly , she says that when she recounted her venusian encounter to her first husband , he suggested it had probably been a dream .
- 5. Feeling both foolish and annoyed , hendrix hurried along after him , having to run to keep pace with the venusian 's long strides . " Hey , " he said , " why don 't you talk to us ? "