jovian

1. 1.

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet Jupiter

   “Jovian satellites”
2. 2.

   of or pertaining to or befitting the Roman deity Jupiter

   “Jovian thunderbolts”

   “Jovian wrath”

Questions about jovian

What does jovian mean?

jovian means "of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet Jupiter". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jovian?

jovian has 3 syllables: jo-vi-an. The stress falls on "jo". In IPA it is /ˈdʒoʊviən/.

Is jovian a common word?

jovian is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.