Circumjovian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Circumjovian is an adjective meaning (astronomy) That surrounds or circles the planet Jupiter.
Meaning
(astronomy) That surrounds or circles the planet Jupiter.
Example Sentences
The differential migration of the newly formed Galilean satellites due to interactions with a circumjovian disk can lead to the primordial formation of the Laplace relation n₁ − 3n₂ + 2n₃ = 0, where the nᵢ are the mean orbital angular velocities of Io, Europa, and Ganymede, respectively.
Word Forms
- circum-Jovian
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