venus

Definition of venus in English English dictionary: The second planet in our solar system, named for the goddess; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♀; the goddess of love, beauty, and natural productivity; Sexual activity or intercourse; sex, lust, venery
Immoderate Venus in excess, as it is a cause, or in defect; so, moderately used, to some parties an only help, a present remedy.; Any of the bivalve molluscs in the genus Venus or family Veneridae; {n} the goddess of love, a planet; {i} second planet from the sun; goddess of love (Roman Mythology); The second planet in our solar system, named for the goddess; represented in astronomy and astrology by â™€; the planet that is second in order from the sun. Roman goddess of cultivated fields and gardens, later associated with Aphrodite. She was the daughter of Jupiter and Dione, the wife of Vulcan, and the mother of Cupid. She was famous for her romantic intrigues and affairs with both gods and mortals, and she became associated with many aspects of femininity. The planet Venus, originally the star of Ishtar, came to be named for Venus through her association with Ishtar. She has been a favourite subject in art since ancient times, notably in the statue known as Venus de Milo ( 150 BC)and in Sandro Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus ( 1485). Second major planet from the Sun. Named for the Roman goddess, Venus is, after the Moon, the most brilliant natural object in the night sky. It comes closer to Earth about 26 million mi (42 million km) than any other planet. Its orbit around the Sun is nearly circular at a distance of 67 million mi (108 million km) and takes 225 days; its rotation, in retrograde motion, takes even longer (243 days). As viewed from Earth, Venus undergoes phase changes similar to the Moon's, going through one cycle of phases in 584 days. It is seen only near sunrise or sunset and has long been known as both the morning and the evening star. Venus is a near twin of Earth in size and mass but is completely enveloped by thick clouds of concentrated sulfuric-acid droplets. Its surface gravity is about 90% that of Earth. Its atmosphere is over 96% carbon dioxide, with a pressure about 90 times Earth's. The dense atmosphere and thick cloud layers trap incoming solar energy so efficiently that Venus has the highest surface temperature of any of the Sun's planets, about 860 °F (460 °C). Radar imaging indicates that its surface is dry and rocky, consisting mostly of gently rolling plains, broad depressions, and two large elevated regions analogous to continents on Earth; it also has impact craters, extensive lava fields, and massive shield volcanos. The interior is thought to be similar to that of Earth, with a metal core, a dense rocky mantle, and a less-dense rocky crust. Unlike Earth, Venus has no intrinsic magnetic field. Venus's flytrap Venus flytrap Williams Venus and Serena; {i} female first name; family name; town in Texas (USA); the second nearest planet to the sun; visible as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; rotates slowly clockwise (in the opposite direction from the normal rotation of the planets); "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer"; The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified; 7 days; This planet represents harmony affection and sense of values; 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; Goddess of love and beauty; Early to mid-October ripening, vigorous seedless hybrid variety released by the University of Arkansas Generally buds in late May This blue-black skinned grape was developed for use in the middle band or south-central states of the U S A Recommended for tablegrape and grapejuice production; As the morning star, it was called by the ancients Lucifer; as the evening star, Hesperus; The Venus orbit class includes all missions which went into orbit around Venus or impacted the planet's surface; A terrestrial planet, its average distance from the sun is 0 7233 AU Venus is similar size to Earth, with an atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide covered by a thick layer of clouds made up of sulfuric acid droplets It rotates backwards from West to East; (a) Second planet from the Sun, Venus has a rocky surface and atmosphere composed mainly of carbon dioxide This results in a greenhouse effect heating the surface to 730 K (b) Where goblins go to melt metals, the better to forge them into new and interesting shapes; type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells; goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite; type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells the second nearest planet to the sun; visible as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; rotates slowly clockwise (in the opposite direction from the normal rotation of the planets); "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer"; 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; Second planet from the Sun; Love; the goddess of love; courtship Copper was called Venus by the alchemists See Aphrodite "Venus smiles not in a house of tears " Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, iv l Venus is the name of the second planet from the sun, and the nearest heavenly body to the earth except the moon; Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its sidereal period 224; Many of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored; Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Venus or family Veneridæ; One of the planets in astrology, ruler of Libra and Taurus Compare Tellus; The evening and morning star, a planet symbolising matters to do with love, affection, the arts and so on Ruler of Taurus and Libra Exalted in Pisces The lesser benefic; Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog, are valued for food; Chasma, Collis, Corona, Crater, Dorsum, Farrum, Fluctus, Fossa, Labyrinthus, Linea, Mons, Patera, Planitia, Planum, Regio, Rupes, Terra, Tessera, Tholus - Unda, Vallis; 2nd from sun has acid clouds and active volcanos
Venus fly trap: Alternative spelling of Venus flytrap
Venus flytrap: An insectivorous plant of the savannas of North and South Carolina, Dionaea muscipula; the leaves are hinged and bordered with stiff hairs, and close when an insect alights on them
Venus mercenaria: Large clams used in chowders and other clam dishes
Venus mercenaria: An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America
Venus' comb: An umbelliferous plant, scientific name Scandix Pecten-Veneris
Venus Williams: {i} (born 1980) female tennis athlete, winner of U.S. Open in 2000 and 2001
Venus and Serena Williams: born June 17, 1980, Lynwood, Cal., U.S. born Sept. 26, 1981, Saginaw, Mich. U.S. tennis players. The sisters were introduced to the sport by their father, who early on recognized their talent. Venus turned professional in 1994, and Serena followed suit a year later. Possessing powerful groundstrokes and superb athleticism, the sisters were soon dominating women's professional tennis. Serena won the U.S. Open in 1999. Venus won Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2000 and 2001. In 2002 Serena won the French and U.S. opens and Wimbledon, defeating Venus in the finals of each tournament
Venus de Milo: a Greek statue of the goddess Venus that can be seen in the Louvre in Paris. It is badly damaged and is famous for having no arms
Venus flytrap: An insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the coastal plain of the Carolinas, having sensitive, hinged, marginally bristled, two-lobed leaf blades that close and entrap insects
Venus girdle: A large ribbon-shaped ctenophore (Cestum veneris) having a jellylike bluish-green iridescent body
Venus hair: A maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) of warm moist regions, having slender blackish stalks, bipinnately compound fronds, and marginal sori
Venus's-flytrap: or Venus flytrap Flowering perennial plant (Dionaea muscipula), sole member of its genus, in the sundew family, notable for its unusual habit of catching and eating insects and other small animals (see carnivorous plant). Native to a small region of North and South Carolina, it is common in damp, mossy areas. Growing from a bulblike rootstock, the plant bears hinged leaves with spiny teeth along their margins and a round cluster of small white flowers at the tip of an erect stem 8-12 in. (20-30 cm) tall. When an insect alights on a leaf and stimulates its sensitive hairs, the leaf snaps shut in about half a second. Leaf glands secrete a red sap that digests the insect's body and gives the entire leaf a red, flowerlike appearance. After 10 days of digestion, the leaf reopens. The trap dies after capturing three or four insects
venus' slipper: any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips
venus's flower basket: a deep-water marine sponge having a cylindrical skeleton of intricate glassy latticework; found in the waters of the East Indies and the eastern coast of Asia
venus's flytrap: carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
venus's girdle: ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body
Birth of Venus: {i} famous painting by Sandro Botticelli around 1485 which portrays the birth of the goddess of love Venus coming out from the foam of the sea as a full mature woman
the planet Venus: one of the planets in our solar system

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/ˈvēnəs/ /ˈviːnəs/

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[ 'vE-n&s ] (noun.) From Latin Venus

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