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trans-Jovian

trans-Jovian adjective: further from the Sun than Jupiter is.

Adjective

trans-Jovian (not comparable)

  1. Further from the Sun than Jupiter is.

Forms of trans-Jovian

alternative formtransjovian
alternative formTrans-Jovian

Origin of trans-Jovian

From trans- (“on the other side of”) + Jove (“Jupiter”) + -ian (“adjectival suffix”).

Questions about trans-Jovian

What does trans-Jovian mean?
Trans-Jovian means further from the Sun than Jupiter is.
What part of speech is trans-Jovian?
Trans-Jovian is an adjective.

Words near trans-Jovian in the dictionary

  1. trans-identified males
  2. Trans-Jordan
  3. Trans-Jordania
  4. Trans-Jordanian
  5. Trans-Jordanians
  6. trans-Jovian
  7. trans-Juban
  8. trans-jurisdictional
  9. Trans-Karakoram Tract
  10. trans-Latina
  11. trans-Latinas

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