Neptunenoun
uk/ˈnep.tʃuːn/us/ˈnep.tuːn/Neptune noun (PLANET)
the planet eighth in order of distance and farthest from the Sun, after Uranus:
Neptune was discovered in 1846.
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Astronomy
- asteroid
- astral
- astro-
- astrolabe
- astronomer
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- heavenly body
- interplanetary
- interstellar
- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- pulsar
- Uranus
- Venus
- vernal equinox
- wane
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Neptune noun (GOD)
in Roman mythology (= ancient stories), the god of water and the sea:
The Romans identified Poseidon with their god of the sea, Neptune.
See also
Poseidon
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- There was some old god called Neptune who could change himself into anything he liked.
- The most striking of the museum's exhibits is a superb mosaic of Neptune surrounded by the four winds.
- Figures of Neptune and a dolphin were intended to represent Russia's power at sea.
- An artificial lake with a fountain sculpture of Neptune faces the house.
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Mythology: Greek & Roman myth
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- Diana
- Dionysus
- fate
- gorgon
- Hades
- harpy
- nectar
- Nike
- nymph
- Orpheus
- Pleiades
- the Fates idiom
- Victoria
- Zeus
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