How do you use Saturnian in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Saturnian in a sentence
Saturnian meaning
- Related to the planet Saturn.
- Related to the Roman god Saturn.
- Dour, baleful or sullen.
Using Saturnian
- The main meaning on this page is: Related to the planet Saturn. | Related to the Roman god Saturn. | Dour, baleful or sullen.
Context around Saturnian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Saturnian
- In this selection, "saturnian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sub, opposition and model stand out and add context to how "saturnian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a saturnian opposition occurs and a sub saturnian point on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "saturnian" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with saturnian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Andronicus also translated Homer's Greek epic the Odyssey into an old type of Latin verse called Saturnian. (18 words)
A Saturnian opposition occurs every year—approximately every 378 days—and results in the planet appearing at its brightest. (19 words)
Because of this, there is a sub-Saturnian point on its surface, from which the planet would always appear to hang directly overhead. (23 words)
Unlike the plum pudding model, the positive charge in Nagaoka's "Saturnian Model" was concentrated into a central core, pulling the electrons into circular orbits reminiscent of Saturn's rings. (30 words)
Because of this, there is a sub-Saturnian point on its surface, from which the planet would always appear to hang directly overhead. (23 words)
A Saturnian opposition occurs every year—approximately every 378 days—and results in the planet appearing at its brightest. (19 words)
Example sentences (4)
Andronicus also translated Homer's Greek epic the Odyssey into an old type of Latin verse called Saturnian.
A Saturnian opposition occurs every year—approximately every 378 days—and results in the planet appearing at its brightest.
Because of this, there is a sub-Saturnian point on its surface, from which the planet would always appear to hang directly overhead.
Unlike the plum pudding model, the positive charge in Nagaoka's "Saturnian Model" was concentrated into a central core, pulling the electrons into circular orbits reminiscent of Saturn's rings.