Neptune
n.
8th planet from sun in solar system (Astronomy); god of the sea (Roman Mythology)
NEPTUNE
Neptune
Neptune
Noun
1. (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
(hypernym) Roman deity
(classification) Roman mythology
2. a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun
(hypernym) Jovian planet, gas giant
(member-holonym) solar system
Neptune (m)
n.
Neptune, 8th planet from sun in solar system (Astronomy); god of the sea (Roman Mythology)
Neptune
(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.
(n.)
The remotest known planet of our system, discovered -- as a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23, 1846. Its mean distance from the sun is about 2,775,000,000 miles, and its period of revolution is about 164,78 years.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About