Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saturn v

/ˈsæ.tɝn faɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
sat-urn v
IPA
/ˈsæ.tɝn faɪv/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Rhea (moon of Saturn)

noun

A US moonshot rocket from the 1960s and 70s

noun

Centaur upper-stage rocket

Etymology

From Saturn + V (“five”, Roman numeral), being the fifth major moon going outward from the planet, after Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, and Dione.

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce saturn v?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæ.tɝn faɪv/.
What does saturn v mean?
Rhea (moon of Saturn)
Where does saturn v come from?
From Saturn + V (“five”, Roman numeral), being the fifth major moon going outward from the planet, after Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, and Dione.

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