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Definition of Neptune

1. Noun. (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon.

2. Noun. A giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants. "The existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846"

Definition of Neptune

1. n. The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter.

Definition of Neptune

1. Proper noun. (Roman god) The god of the ocean and of earthquakes. ¹

2. Proper noun. The eighth planet in our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by ?. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Neptune

1. 1. The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter. 2. The remotest known planet of our system, discovered as a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris by Galle, of Berlin, September 23. Its mean distance from the sun is about 2,775,000,000 miles, and its period of revolution is about 164,78 years. Neptune powder, an explosive containing nitroglycerin, used in blasting. Neptune's cup, a very large, cup-shaped, marine sponge (Thalassema Neptuni). Origin: L. Neptunus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neptune

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