Jovian

¹ American  

[joh-vee-uhn] / ˈdʒoʊ vi ən /

noun

1. Flavius Claudius Jovianus, a.d. 331?–364, Roman emperor 363–364.

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Jovian ² American  

[joh-vee-uhn] / ˈdʒoʊ vi ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Roman god Jupiter.

2. of or relating to the planet Jupiter.

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Jovian ¹ British  

/ ˈdʒəʊvɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the god Jove (Jupiter)

2. of, occurring on, or relating to the planet Jupiter

3. of or relating to the giant planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

   the Jovian planets

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Jovian ² British  

/ ˈdʒəʊvɪən /

noun

1. full name Flavius Claudius Jovianus. ?331–364 _ad , Roman emperor (363–64): he made peace with Persia, relinquishing Roman provinces beyond the Tigris, and restored privileges to the Christians

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Other Word Forms

• Jovianly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of Jovian

1520–30; < Latin Jov- ( see Jove) + -ian

Example Sentences

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Jovian

NASA's Europa Clipper mission and the European Space Agency's Juice spacecraft are currently on their way to the Jovian system to investigate the structure, composition and habitability of these moons.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026

That is why astrobiologists are increasingly turning their eyes toward icy bodies like the Jovian moons of Europa and Ganymede, Saturn’s moons Titan and Enceladus, Uranus' moon Miranda and the dwarf planet Ceres.

From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2025

Each pairing will be unique in its own right, with the moon presenting itself in various phases and orientations next to the Jovian giant.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 6, 2023

However, volcanism is plentiful on the Jupiter moon Io, while forms of cryovolcanism occur on the Saturn moon Enceladus and possibly also the Jovian satellite Europa.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 21, 2023

Nucleus G was only about the size of a small mountain, but it created wounds in the Jovian surface the size of Earth.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson