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海王星 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Neptune noun The eighth and outermost planet in the solar system, known for its deep blue color.
  • neptunian adj Of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of fresh water and the sea, the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon.

Senses

海王星 is used for these senses in English:

  • Neptune (astronomy) The eighth planet in our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by ♆.
  • Neptunian (Roman mythology) Of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of fresh water and the sea, the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon.
  • Neptunian (geology, historical) A proponent of Neptunism.

Neptune — full definition

  1. noun The eighth and outermost planet in the solar system, known for its deep blue color.
  2. noun In Roman mythology, the god of the sea, equivalent to the Greek god Poseidon.

neptunian — full definition

  1. adj Of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of fresh water and the sea, the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon.
  2. adj Of or pertaining to water or the sea.
  3. adj Formed by the action of water.
  4. adj Of, pertaining to, or supporting Neptunism (“a discredited theory that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans”).
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