Venera

American  

[vuh-nair-uh, vyi-nye-ruh] / vəˈnɛər ə, vyɪˈnyɛ rə /

noun

1. one of a series of Soviet space probes that obtained scientific information about the atmosphere of Venus.

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Etymology

Origin of Venera

1961; < Russian Venéra Venus (< Latin Vener-, stem of Venus )

Example Sentences

Back in 1981, Russia also reported sounds on Venus during the Soviet Venera 13 mission, which sounds like waves hissing on a beach.

From Salon

“This is a triumph of liberty!” said retired military police chief Marcelo Venera, the executive director of the two-year-old expo, the largest gun show in the country and the first open to civilians.

From Washington Post

At Texas ExpoTiro — Venera says he and his wife named the gun show for America’s “most gun-loving state” — the firearm fans see it differently.

From Washington Post

The United States has a much more “developed” gun culture than Brazil, Venera said.

From Washington Post

Later, in 1982, seismometers on the Soviet Union’s Venera 13 and 14 landers detected hints of volcanic tremors on Venus.

From Scientific American