What does "saturn" mean?
Sable (black), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures in the arms of certain sovereign people and places as planets.
Saturn
/ˈsæt.ɚn/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Sable (black), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures in the arms of certain sovereign people and places as planets.
- Grammar: saturn is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: amor, aphrodite, apollo, ares.
- Usage evidence: The scientific theory I like the best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost luggage.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Sable (black), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures in the arms of certain sovereign people and places as planets. rare, uncountable
"12. Venus, a Staff in Pale Sol, and thereupon a Cross Pattee, Luna surmounted off a Pall of the last, charged with 4. like Crosses fitched Saturn, edged and stringed as the second. This Coat belongs to the Archiepiscopal See of Canterbury, to whose place it appertains to Crown and Inaugurate the Kings of England."
- 2 The Southeast Asian butterfly Zeuxidia amethystus, family Nymphalidae.
- 3 Lead (the metal). obsolete, uncountable
"Another pair of terms which caused some confusion were Spirit of Saturn and Spirit of Venus, names suggesting compounds of lead and copper respectively. Jean Beguin described the preparation from minium and distilled vinegar of a liquid he called burning spirit of Saturn, because it was inflammable and he thought it was a compound of lead. Actually the lead takes no part in the reaction and the product of distilling lead acetate is impure acetone. Beguin’s terminology did not go without comment however, for Christopher Glaser later referred to ‘A burning Spirit of Saturn (as it is called) but rather, a Spirit of the Volatile Salt of Vinegar’. Tachenius referred to the product of distillation of copper acetate as ‘pretended spirit of Venus’ because it was really only distilled vinegar - the meaning which Macquer gave to the expression. It is typical of the confusion of terminology in early chemistry that the London Pharmacopoeia of 1721 gave the name Spiritus Veneris to sulphuric acid obtained by the distillation of copper sulphate."
- 4 A car of the former Saturn brand by GM. uncountable
"Remember that guy who worked in the warehouse who used to drive that blue Saturn? That guy was the best. I wonder where he is now?"
Proper Noun
- 1 The sixth planet of the solar system, known for its large rings, and until recent times the furthest known; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♄.
- 2 The god of fertility and agriculture, equivalent to the Greek Cronos. Roman
- 3 A former brand of car by GM (1985–2010).
"Saturn promised us no-haggle purchasing and no-dent body panels."
Example
"The scientific theory I like the best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost luggage."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "saturn"?
Common synonyms include: amor, aphrodite, apollo, ares, asteroid, athena.
How do you use "saturn" in a sentence?
The scientific theory I like the best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost luggage.
How do you pronounce "saturn"?
Pronounced /ˈsæt.ɚn/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Old English Sætern, from Latin Sāturnus, probably from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄 (satre), plausibly influenced by Latin satus, past participle of serere (“to sow”).
Etymology 2
From Saturn.