Jovian
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Jovian — Jo vi*an, prop. a. Of or pertaining to Jove, or Jupiter (either the deity or the planet). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jovian — Jovian, lateinisch Flavius Iovianus, römischer Kaiser (363/364), * in Pannonien 331, ✝ Dadastana (Bithynien?) 17. 2. 364; nach dem Tod Julians zum Kaiser proklamiert, beendete 363 unter Verzicht auf die Stadt Nisibis und die Gebiete jenseits… … Universal-Lexikon
Jovian — (adj.) 1520s, of Jove, from L. Jovis (see JOVE (Cf. Jove)) + IAN (Cf. ian). Meaning of the planet Jupiter is recorded from 1794. Latin Jovianus was a masculine proper name … Etymology dictionary
Jovian — [jō′vē ən] adj. 1. of or like Jove (the god Jupiter); majestic 2. of the planet Jupiter 3. of or referring to the four large, gaseous planets of the solar system, specif. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune: cf. TERRESTRIAL (sense 6) … English World dictionary
Jovian — Siliqua des Jovian, um 363 Flavius Jovianus (griechisch Ἰοβιανός, * 331 in Singidunum; † 17. Februar 364 in Dadastana, Türkei), kurz Jovian, war Nachfolger Julians als Kaiser des … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jovian — Infobox Roman emperor name =Jovian full name =Flavius Jovianus (from birth to accession); Flavius Jovianus Augustus (as emperor) title =Emperor of the Roman Empire caption =Coin featuring Jovian. reign =27 June 363 17 February 364 predecessor… … Wikipedia
Jovian — Jovianly, adv. /joh vee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Roman god Jupiter. 2. of or pertaining to the planet Jupiter. [1520 30; < L Jov (see JOVE) + IAN] /joh vee euhn/, n. (Flavius Claudius Jovianus) A.D. 331? 364, Roman emperor 363 364.… … Universalium
Jovian — Emperor (q.v.) from 363 364, and before that an army commander and an ardent Orthodox (q.v.) Christian in the army of Julian (q.v.). He succeeded Julian after the latter s unexpected death while on campaign against the Persians (q.v.). In… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Jovian — /ˈdʒoʊviən/ (say johveeuhn) adjective 1. of or relating to the god Jove. 2. Astronomy of or relating to the planet Jupiter. 3. Astronomy Jovian planet, one of the four planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, all having a similar structure… …
Jovian Chronicles — is a science fiction game setting published by Dream Pod 9 since 1992. It introduces a complete universe for role playing and wargaming space combat, featuring mecha, giant spacecraft and epic space battles. The setting was originally published… … Wikipedia
Jovian (disambiguation) — Jovian can refer to: *Jovian, Roman emperor (363 364 AD) *a Jovian planet, a term in astronomy, also called a Gas giant *Jovian (fiction), a hypothetical or fictional native inhabitant of the planet Jupiter, *Of or relating to the planet Jupiter … Wikipedia
