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Neptunian
[ nep-too-nee-uhn, -tyoo- ]
adjective
- pertaining to Neptune or the sea.
- pertaining to the planet Neptune.
- (often lowercase) Geology. formed by the action of water.
Neptunian
/ nɛpˈtjuːnɪən /
adjective
- of or relating to the Roman god Neptune or the sea
- of, occurring on, or relating to the planet Neptune
- geology (of sedimentary rock formations such as dykes) formed under water
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- trans-Nep·tuni·an adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Neptunian1
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Example Sentences
Though the account is very interesting, I do not perceive its exact bearing on the Neptunian and Plutonian hypotheses.
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In six Neptunian months a forest of graceful larches would spring up to a height of seventy or eighty feet.
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But to admit the "Plutonic" origin of such widespread formations was practically to abandon the Neptunian hypothesis.
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An instance of this tendency, drawn from physical science, is supplied in the Neptunian geology of Werter.
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The Neptunian leader began to gesture again, and conveyed to Burl that they wanted to attack as soon as possible.
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