DICTOMETER

VENUS

(venus, Venus)

1. Synonyms:
   • Venus
   Definitions:
   • the second nearest planet to the sun
   • it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus)
   • it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'
   Examples:
   • Before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Venus
   • Urania
   Definitions:
   • goddess of love
   • counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Venus
   • Genus Venus
   Definitions:
   • type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells