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Venusian

Venusian

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Relating to the planet Venus or to its surface and clouds
  • adjective
  • /vɪˈnuːʒən/
: venusiano
  • Over 300 of these round, Colorado-sized, crown-like structures dot the Venusian landscape.
  • Venusian atmosphere
  • Venusian surface
  • thick Venusian

Examples

  • In the mid-1980s, the Pioneer Venus spacecraft detected large amounts of sulfur in the Venusian atmosphere, attributed by many to a recent volcanic eruption.

    Academic text (1995)

  • After college, students will survive from day to day without knowing the density of Venusian air.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The reason may be the thick Venusian atmosphere.

    Academic text (1995)

  • After all, the Venusian atmosphere is much thicker than the Earth's.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The planet rotates very slowly, requiring 243 Earth days to make one complete turn, corresponding to one Venusian day.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The ultraviolet filter highlights cloud patterns in the Venusian atmosphere.

  • Darrow turned his attention to the screens of the Venusian fleets before him.

  • In 1978, NASA's Pioneer Venus orbiter recorded high deuterium levels in the Venusian atmosphere.

Surface Forms

Venusian positive

Morphology

Venusian = Venus (transparent) = Venus + ian

Direct suffixation from the planet name 'Venus' to denote 'of or relating to the planet Venus'; pattern matches other planetary adjectives (e.g., Martian).

Etymology

Venusian comes from the name of the planet Venus plus the ending -ian, which means 'from' or 'related to'. Like Martian for Mars, Venusian simply means 'from or about the planet Venus', so it is used for things that belong to or describe that planet.