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circumjovian

circumjovian adjective: that surrounds or circles the planet Jupiter.

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

Forms of circumjovian

alternative formcircum-Jovian

Origin of circumjovian

From circum- + Jovian.

Questions about circumjovian

What does circumjovian mean?
Circumjovian means that surrounds or circles the planet Jupiter.
What part of speech is circumjovian?
Circumjovian is an adjective.

Words near circumjovian in the dictionary

  1. circumjacency
  2. circumjacent
  3. circumjacently
  4. circumjovial
  5. circumjovials
  6. circumjovian
  7. circumlaryngeal
  8. circumlation
  9. circumlental
  10. circumlenticular
  11. circumlimbal

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