Saturn

noun

Sat·​urn ˈsa-tərn 

1

: a Roman god of agriculture and father by Ops of Jupiter

2

: the planet sixth in order from the sun see Planets Table

Examples of Saturn in a Sentence

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For the flight test, Eisele maneuvered Apollo 7 into position with a docking target painted on the side of the Saturn rocket’s upper stage (the capsule had separated from the upper stage the day before and let some distance grow between the two vehicles before trying the maneuver). —Kiona N. Smith, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

Keeping a cool head earns you results as the moon and Saturn harmonize. —USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025

Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around Jupiter and several of Saturn's moons, and Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit Uranus and Neptune. —Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025

Voyager 2 followed suit, observing Jupiter in 1979 and Saturn in 1981, and then became the first and so far only spacecraft to ever fly past Uranus or Neptune, respectively doing so in 1986 and 1989. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin Saturnus

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Saturn

• pattern

Kids Definition

Saturn

noun

Sat·​urn ˈsat-ərn 

: the planet sixth in order from the sun see planet