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circum-Jovian

circum-Jovian is the alternative form of circumjovian.

Meaning of circumjovian

Adjective

circumjovian (not comparable)

  1. That surrounds or circles the planet Jupiter.
    • The differential migration of the newly formed Galilean satellites due to interactions with a circumjovian disk can lead to the primordial formation of the Laplace relation n₁ − 3n₂ + 2n₃ = 0, where the nᵢ are the mean orbital angular velocities of Io, Europa, and Ganymede, respectively.2002 October 18, S. J. Peale, Man Hoi Lee, “A Primordial Origin of the Laplace Relation Among the Galilean Satellites”, in Science, volume 298, number 5593, →DOI, page 593

Questions about circum-Jovian

What is circum-Jovian the alternative form of?
Circum-Jovian is the alternative form of circumjovian.

Words near circum-Jovian in the dictionary

  1. circulizes
  2. circulizing
  3. circulus
  4. circum-
  5. circum-Caribbean
  6. circum-Jovian
  7. circum-Martian
  8. circumabdominal
  9. circumacetabular
  10. circumadjacent
  11. circumagitate

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