cis-Jovian

adjective

Closer to the Sun than Jupiter is.

Meanings

adjectivecis-Jovian (not comparable)

alternative cisjovian

  1. not comparableastronomyCloser to the Sun than Jupiter is.

Origin

From cis- (“on this side of”) + Jove (“Jupiter”) + -ian (“adjectival suffix”).

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cis-Jovian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cis-Jovian

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“cis-Jovian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cis-Jovian. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cis-Jovian,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cis-Jovian.

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