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Dynastus NeptunusDynastidan Dy*nas"ti*dan, n. [Gr. ?, fem. of ?. See Dynast.
The name alludes to the immense size of some species.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of a group of gigantic, horned beetles, including
Dynastus Neptunus, and the Hercules beetle (D. Hercules)
of tropical America, which grow to be six inches in length. Neptune
Neptune Nep"tune, n. [L. Neptunus.]
1. (Rom. Myth.) 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.) 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.
NeptunianNeptunian Nep*tu"ni*an, a. [L. Neptunius belonging to Neptune:
cf. F. neptunien.]
1. Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.
2. (Geol.) Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian
rocks.
Neptunian races (Ethnol.), the Malay and Polynesian races.
Neptunian theory (Geol.), the theory of Werner, which
referred the formation of all rocks and strata to the
agency of water; -- opposed to the Plutonic theory. Neptunian
Neptunian Nep*tu"ni*an, Neptunist Nep"tu*nist, n. [Cf. F.
neptinien, neptuniste.] (Geol.)
One who adopts the neptunian theory.
Neptunian racesNeptunian Nep*tu"ni*an, a. [L. Neptunius belonging to Neptune:
cf. F. neptunien.]
1. Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.
2. (Geol.) Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian
rocks.
Neptunian races (Ethnol.), the Malay and Polynesian races.
Neptunian theory (Geol.), the theory of Werner, which
referred the formation of all rocks and strata to the
agency of water; -- opposed to the Plutonic theory. Neptunian theoryNeptunian Nep*tu"ni*an, a. [L. Neptunius belonging to Neptune:
cf. F. neptunien.]
1. Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.
2. (Geol.) Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian
rocks.
Neptunian races (Ethnol.), the Malay and Polynesian races.
Neptunian theory (Geol.), the theory of Werner, which
referred the formation of all rocks and strata to the
agency of water; -- opposed to the Plutonic theory. Neptunicentric
Neptunicentric Nep*tu`ni*cen"tric, a. [Neptune + centric.]
(Astron.)
As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as,
Neptunicentric longitude or force.
Neptunist
Neptunian Nep*tu"ni*an, Neptunist Nep"tu*nist, n. [Cf. F.
neptinien, neptuniste.] (Geol.)
One who adopts the neptunian theory.
Neptunium
Neptunium Nep*tu"ni*um, n. [NL.]
A new metallic element, of doubtful genuineness and uncertain
indentification, said to exist in certain minerals, as
columbite.
Meaning of NEPTUN from wikipedia
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Neptun may
refer to:
Neptun (radar), a
World War II
German radar set
Neptun,
Romania Neptun Electronics, a
retail chain in
Albania SK
Neptun,
Swedish swimming...
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Neptunism is a su****ded
scientific theory of
geology proposed by
Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749–1817) in the late 18th century, who
proposed that rocks...
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Neptun Werft (German pronunciation: [
ˈnɛptuːn ˌvɛːʁft] ; English:
Neptun shipyard) is a
German shipbuilding company,
headquartered in Rostock.
Since 1997...
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Neptun is a
summer resort on the
Romanian seacoast, on the
Black Sea, six
kilometres (3+1⁄2 miles)
north of Mangalia. It is part of a
string of such resorts...
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Neptun is the
largest chain of
consumer electronics in
Albania and
among the
companies with the
highest growth in the region. It
provides retail sales...
- R-360
Neptune (Ukrainian: Р-360 «Нептун», romanized: R-360 "
Neptun") is a
Ukrainian subsonic cruise missile with all-weather
capabilities developed by...
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Neptun (Neptune) was the code name of a
series of low-to-mid-VHF band
airborne intercept radar devices developed by
Germany in
World War II and used as...
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HSwMS Neptun is the
second of
three Näcken-class submarines,
built to
operate in the Baltic.
Neptun entered service in
December 1980. The next year she...
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Neptun 156 - To
export the
Timex Computer to
Poland (as the
Unipolbrit UK2086),
Timex Portugal had to be paid in goods. It
chose to
import the
Neptun...
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Swedish Navy have been
named HSwMS Neptun,
after the
Roman god of
freshwater and the sea: HSwMS
Neptun (1942), a
Neptun-class
submarine launched in 1942...
