Definition of venus Venus
/viˈnʌs/ - [veenus] - Ve•nus
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What does venus mean?
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| venus - type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells | ||
| genus Venus | ||
| mollusk genus a genus of mollusks | ||
| family veneridae, veneridae hard-shell clams | ||
| venus - the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer" | ||
| venus - goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite | ||
| Urania | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
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The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. - venus (n.)
One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about 67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was called by the ancients Lucifer; as the evening star, Hesperus. - venus (n.)
The metal copper; -- probably so designated from the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror being still the astronomical symbol of the planet Venus. - venus (n.)
Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Venus or family Veneridae. Many of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored. Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog, are valued for food.
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The second planet (counted from the center) of our solar system. -
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The Roman goddess of love, erotic desire and beauty.
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One of the inferior planets, and the second in order of distance from the sun. (See TRANSIT OF VENUS.)
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"This article is about the planet Venus. For other uses see here"
Venus is the second planet from the Sun in our Solar System. Venus is a "terrestrial planet" along with Mercury, Earth and Mars because it has a solid surface. Venus has been known by astronmers for thousands of years. The ancient romans named it in honour of their godess Venus. It is the brightest object in the night sky except for the Moon. It is sometimes called the "morning star" or the "evening star" as it is most bright just before morning and night.
Venus is sometimes called the sister planet of Earth as they are quite similar in size and gravity. Apart from that the two planets are very different. Venus' atmosphere or air is made of thick sulphuric acid, and carbon dioxide. Sulphuric acid is a chemical that is very poisonous to humans.
The thick atmosphere has made it hard for people to see the surface of the planet, and until the twenty-first century many people thought things might live on Venus. The pressure on Venus' surface is 92 times that of Earth. Venus has no moons.
Physical Properties.
Venus is a terrestrial planet so, like the Earth, it's surface is made of rock. Venus is much hotter than Earth. All the carbon dioxide in the atmposhere acts like a blanket around the planet, trapping heat from the Sun and causing a runaway greenhouse effect. This makes Venus the hottest planet in the Solar System with an estimated average temperature of 480 degrees. This is hot enough to melt lead.
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Venus is the Roman goddess of love and beauty. She was the Roman version of the Greek Aphrodite and Etruscan Turan.
Her cult began in Ardea and Lavinium, Latium. On August 18, 293 BC, the first temple to her was built. August 18 was then a festival called the Vinalia Rustica. On April 1, the Veneralia was celebrated in honor of Venus Verticordia, the protector against vice. On April 23, 215 BC, a temple was built on the Capitol dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasum.
Julius Caesar introduced Venus Genetrix as a goddess of motherhood and domesticity.
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