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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Sat•urn (sat′ərn),USA pronunciation n. - Mythologyan ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- Astronomythe planet sixth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 74,600 mi. (120,000 km), a mean distance from the sun of 886.7 million mi. (1427 million km), a period of revolution of 29.46 years, and 21 known moons. It is the second largest planet in the solar system, encompassed by a series of thin, flat rings composed of small particles of ice. See table under planet.
- [Alchemy.]the metal lead.
- Aerospace, Rocketrya U.S. space-vehicle booster developing from 2 million to 9 million lb. (900,000 to 4 million kg) of thrust for launching satellites, probes, and spaceships.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Saturn /ˈsætɜːn/ n - the Roman god of agriculture and vegetation
Greek counterpart: Cronus
Saturn /ˈsætɜːn/ n - one of the giant planets, the sixth planet from the sun, around which revolve planar concentric rings (Saturn's rings) consisting of small frozen particles. The planet has at least 30 satellites. Mean distance from sun: 1425 million km; period of revolution around sun: 29.41 years; period of axial rotation: 10.23 hours; equatorial diameter and mass: 9.26 and 95.3 times that of the earth, respectively
- the alchemical name for lead2
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