Saturn

/ˈsædərn/

/ˈsætən/

Other forms: Saturns

Definitions of Saturn

1. noun

   (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
   “Saturday is Saturn's Day”

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   Roman deity

   a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
2. noun

   a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun
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   Jovian planet, gas giant

   any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)

   outer planet

   (astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)

   superior planet

   any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit