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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ve•nus (vē′nəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -us•es for 2.- Mythologyan ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty.
- an exceptionally beautiful woman.
- Archaeology(sometimes l.c.) a statuette of a female figure, usually carved of ivory and typically having exaggerated breasts, belly, or buttocks, often found in Upper Paleolithic cultures from Siberia to France.
- Astronomythe planet second in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7521 miles (12,104 km), a mean distance from the sun of 67.2 million miles (108.2 million km), a period of revolution of 224.68 days, and no moons. It is the most brilliant planet in the solar system. See table under planet.
- Chemistrycopper.
- Latin Venus, stem Vener- origin, originally a neuter common noun, nominal meaning "physical desire, sexual appetite,'' hence "qualities exciting desire, seductiveness, charm,'' "a goddess personifying sexual attractiveness''; cognate with Sanskrit vanaḥ desire, akin to wish; compare venerate, venom
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Venus /ˈviːnəs/ n - the Roman goddess of love
Greek counterpart: Aphrodite
Venus /ˈviːnəs/ n - one of the inferior planets and the second nearest to the sun, visible as a bright morning or evening star. Its surface is extremely hot (over 400°C) and is completely shrouded by dense cloud. The atmosphere is principally carbon dioxide. Mean distance from sun: 108 million km; period of revolution around sun: 225 days; period of axial rotation: 244.3 days (retrograde motion); diameter and mass: 96.5 and 81.5 per cent that of earth respectively
- the alchemical name for copper1
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