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Mercurian

Mercurian

1 9.4
Relating to the planet Mercury or to beings that might live there
  • adjective
  • /mɜːrˈkjʊəriən/
: mercuriano
  • In her novel, the author describes the Mercurian landscape as being filled with strange metallic formations.

Examples

  • His legs are bare and he wears Mercurian sandals.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The scientists are studying the unique weather patterns that could be associated with a Mercurian environment.

  • The explorers discussed the possibility of encountering Mercurian life forms during their mission.

Synonyms

mercurial
vsMercurian
  • Jargon
1 9.4

Connected with the planet Mercury in astrology

refers to the planet or to imagined local inhabitants rather than astrological effects

Surface Forms

Mercurian positive

Morphology

Mercurian = Mercury (transparent) = Mercury + ian

Clearly formed by adding the relational/adjectival suffix '-ian' to the proper name 'Mercury' (the predictable y->i orthographic change does not obscure the relation).

Etymology

Mercurian comes from Mercury, the name of the planet and of the Roman messenger god, and the metal mercury has the same name. So Mercurian means 'relating to the planet Mercury'.