trans-Jovian

adjective

Further from the Sun than Jupiter is.

Meanings

adjectivetrans-Jovian (not comparable)

alternative transjovian · alternative Trans-Jovian

  1. not comparableFurther from the Sun than Jupiter is.

Origin

From trans- (“on the other side of”) + Jove (“Jupiter”) + -ian (“adjectival suffix”).

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trans-Jovian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trans-Jovian

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“trans-Jovian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trans-Jovian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trans-Jovian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trans-Jovian.

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