Neptune
(noun) a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants; “the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846”
Neptune
(noun) (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Nep"tune, n. Etym: [L. Neptunus.]
1. (Rom. Myth.)
Definition: The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: The remotest known planet of our system, discovered -- as a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23, 1846. Its mean distance from the sun is about 2,775,000,000 miles, and its period of revolution is about 164,78 years. Neptune powder, an explosive containing nitroglycerin, -- used in blasting.
– Neptune's cup (Zoöl.), a very large, cup-shaped, marine sponge (Thalassema Neptuni).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 February 2025
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
