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

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

Viewers in the western U.S. and Canada also saw Europa, another Jovian moon, at the end of the line emanating from Jupiter at 6 p.m.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

On its arrival in July 2031, the solar-powered spacecraft will focus its 10 science instruments on three of the four largest Jovian moons—Europa, Ganymede and Callisto—all thought to harbor subsurface oceans.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 16, 2023

Day 662 Our particle and field detectors indicate that we have left the Jovian radiation belts.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan