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Definition of Venus

1. Noun. The second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early 'morning star' or an 'evening star'. "Before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer"

2. Noun. Goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite.

3. Noun. Type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells.

Definition of Venus

1. n. The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified.

2. n. The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified.

Definition of Venus

1. Proper noun. (Roman god) the goddess of love, beauty, and natural productivity ¹

2. Proper noun. The second planet in our solar system, named for the goddess; represented in astronomy and astrology by ?. ¹

3. Proper noun. (obsolete) Sexual activity or intercourse; sex, lust, venery. ¹

4. Noun. Any of the bivalve molluscs in the genus ''Venus'' or family Veneridae. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Venus

1. a seductive woman [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Venus

1. 1. The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. 2. One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about 67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was called by the ancients Lucifer; as the evening star, Hesperus. 3. The metal copper; probably so designated from the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror being still the astronomical symbol of the planet Venus. 4. Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Venus or family Veneridae. Many of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely coloured. Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog, are valued for food. Venus's basin Any heteropod shell of the genus Carinaria. See Carinaria. Origin: L. Venus, -eris, the goddess of love, the planet Venus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Venus

venula venula macularis inferior venula macularis superior venula medialis retinae venula nasalis retinae inferior venula nasalis retinae superior venula temporalis retinae inferior venula temporalis retinae superior venulae rectae renis venulae stellatae

venular venule venules venulose venulous venuses venust venville venvilles veny

vepalimomab ver vera veracious veraciously veraciousness veraciousnesses veracities veracity

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