Definition of saturn in English English dictionary: The second largest planet in Earth's solar system, famous for its large rings and until recent times the furthest known; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♄; The god of fertility and agriculture, equivalent to the Greek Kronos; {n} a planet, lead in chymistry, dark color; The second largest planet in Earths solar system, famous for its big rings; represented in astronomy and astrology by â™„; Roman god of agriculture, equated with the Greek deity Cronus. His wife was Ops, the goddess of plenty, and his children included Juno, Neptune, and Ceres. His festival, Saturnalia (beginning December 17), became the most popular Roman festival; its influence is still felt in the celebration of Christmas and the Western New Year. During Saturnalia, all business transactions were suspended, presents were exchanged, and slaves were given token freedom. The remains of Saturn's temple are located in the Forum in Rome. Saturday is named for Saturn. Sixth planet from the Sun, named after the Roman god of sowing and seed. The second largest nonstellar object in the solar system after Jupiter, it is about 95 times as massive as Earth and has more than 700 times its volume. Its outer layers are gaseous, mainly hydrogen. Models of its interior suggest a rocky core surrounded by a shallow layer of liquid metallic hydrogen encased by an envelope of molecular hydrogen. Saturn has at least 30 satellites (including Titan, the biggest) and an extensive ring system, with several main sections visible from Earth with a telescope. Saturn's rings, first observed in 1610 by Galileo, are made up of countless separate particles ranging mainly from inches to many feet in size but also including dust in some regions. Water ice observed on the surfaces of the particles probably constitutes most of the ring material. Saturn's day is about 10.5 hours; its year is 29.4 Earth years. Its rapid rotation, acting on electric currents in the core, generates a strong magnetic field and large magnetosphere. Its gravity at the top of its atmosphere is 16% greater than Earth's. Its average distance from the Sun is 887 million mi (1.43 billion km). Any of a series of large two-and three-stage launch vehicles for spacecraft, developed by the U.S. beginning in 1958 and first flight-tested in 1961. Saturn I, the first U.S. rocket specifically developed for spaceflight, was a two-stage vehicle; it and its Saturn IB derivative placed unmanned and manned versions of Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit and launched unmanned satellites. Saturn V was the largest launch vehicle ever built by the U.S. and was used for the lunar missions of Apollo and to launch the Skylab space station; Roman god of fertility and agriculture; {i} sixth planet from the sun, second largest planet in the solar system (distinguishable by the flat rings surrounding it); god of agriculture (Roman Mythology); The metal lead; a giant planet which is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; 6th planet from the sun (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus; "Saturday is Saturn's Day; Simulation and Assignment of Traffic in Urban Road Networks; (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus; "Saturday is Saturn's Day"; The corresponding Greek divinity was Kro`nos, later CHro`nos, Time; Sixth planet from the Sun; It is surrounded by a remarkable system of rings, and has eight satellites; Its diameter is seventy thousand miles, its mean distance from the sun nearly eight hundred and eighty millions of miles, and its year, or periodical revolution round the sun, nearly twenty-nine years and a half; The sixth planet from the sun and the second largest in the solar system, having a sidereal period of revolution about the sun of 29 5 years at a mean distance of about 1,426,000,000 kilometers (886,000,000 miles), a mean diameter of approximately 120,000 kilometers (74,000 miles), and a mass 95 times that of Earth; Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system but has the most moons Saturn has 18 known moons, Jupiter only 16 (Uranus has 17) Together these three planets and Neptune are known as the Giant Planets Saturn is best known to the lay person for its beautiful ring structure, made up of rocks and dust orbiting the planet These rings can be seen from your backyard with even a small telescope Saturn was known in Roman mythology as the god of Agriculture; One of the elder and principal deities, the son of Cœlus and Terra (Heaven and Earth), and the father of Jupiter; a giant planet which is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; 6th planet from the sun; 6th from sun largest rings; The planet symbolising matters to do with karma, responsibility, age and so on Ruler of Capricorn and Aquarius Exalted in Libra The greater malefic More about Saturn; One of the planets of the solar system, next in magnitude to Jupiter, but more remote from the sun; Like fellow planets Jupiter and Mars, Saturn was associated with the god Horus, who was believed to represent the living pharaohs in the sky All three planets were often pictured floating above a hawk-headed Horus Birds were often associated with both celestial objects and gods The Pyramid Texts tell of a time "when the sky was split from the earth and the gods went to the sky," leaving birds as a remnant of that earlier time when earth and sky were joined; One of the planets in astrology, ruler of Capricorn and Aquarius Compare Uranus; shows where person exhibit discipline and where learning is needed or fears play out
Saturn V: Centaur upper-stage rocket
Saturn V: Rhea (moon of Saturn)
Saturn V: A US moonshot rocket from the 1970s
saturn line: A crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be; line of destiny, line of Saturn, line of fate
saturn line: Line of faith
Saturn's rings: ring system made up of tiny particles of ice and rock which circles the planet of Saturn
satellites of Saturn: moons that orbit around the planet Saturn
line of saturn: A crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be; line of destiny, Saturn line, line of fate

saturn

Hyphenation

Sat·urn

Turkish pronunciation

sätırn

Pronunciation

/ˈsatərn/ /ˈsætɜrn/

Etymology

[ 'sa-t&rn ] (noun.) From Old English Sætern, from Latin Saturnus, probably of etruscan origin, plausibly influence by Latin satus, the past participle of serere "to sow"