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# jovian

adjective (Jovian); noun (a Jovian — in stories)

«jovian» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (science) Jovian means to do with the planet Jupiter.
2. (science) Jovian planets are the giant gas planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
3. (old, literary) Jovian means like the Roman god Jupiter (Jove): grand, jolly and powerful.

### In the lessons

Space science: «Jovian moons» (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto), «Jovian planets». Science fiction stories: «a Jovian» is an imagined being from Jupiter (not real).

### Examples

- Ganymede is the biggest Jovian moon.
- The Jovian planets are huge and made mostly of gas.
- Scientists study Jovian storms like the Great Red Spot.
- Europa is a Jovian moon that may have an ocean under its ice.
- In the old story, a Jovian visitor landed on Earth.
- The probe sent back Jovian photos.

### Note

Usually with a capital: Jovian. From «Jove», another name for Jupiter. No real living beings are known on Jupiter.