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Definition of Jovian planet

1. Noun. Any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter).

Definition of Jovian planet

1. Noun. Either of the four gas giant planets in the Solar System: Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, or Neptune. ¹

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Literary usage of Jovian planet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and (1881)
"... survey of the heavens, the brightness and conspicuous aspect of the Jovian planet has continued to attract the attention and admiration of mankind. ..."

2. The Observatory (1907)
"The Jovian planet 617 Patroclus is now in opposition (mag. I2'5) and has been reobserved; the following elements are by Vladimir Heinrich ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"The inter-Jovian planet proved to be an indefinitely large number of asteroids; Sir William Crookes' study of the rare earths leads him to the conception of ..."

4. Celestial Ejectamenta: The First Halley Lecture Delivered Before the by Henry Wilde (1910)
"... several facts, in addition to those ad7 vanced, indicate that the Jovian planet has a solid crust of considerable thickness. The remarkably bright round ..."

5. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"As a matter of fact there is very little definite knowledge of the elements between cerium and tantalum. The inter-Jovian planet proved to be an ..."

6. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1900)
"As a matter of fait there is very little definite knowledge of the elements between cerium and tantalum The inter-Jovian planet proved to be an indefinitely ..."

7. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"As a matter of fact there is very little definite knowledge of the elements between cerium and tantalum. The inter-Jovian planet proved to be an ..."

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