Definitions for Mars
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 5 votes

1. Mars, Red Planetnoun

   a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

   "Mars has two satellites"

2. Marsnoun

   (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marsnoun

   The Roman god of war.

2. Marsnoun

   The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol:

3. Marsnoun

   () The Mars Bar, a brand of chocolate bar with caramel and nougat filling.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marsh, Mars, Mas

   Etymology: are derived from the Saxon mersc , a fen, or fenny place. Edmund Gibson Camden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mars

   Mars is a planet in the Solar System.

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1. mars

   Mars is the fourth planet from the sun in our solar system. It is known for its distinctive red color, earning it the nickname "the Red Planet". It is the second smallest planet in the solar system and has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Mars is named after the Roman god of war due to its reddish color, which was associated with blood and warfare. It has a thin atmosphere, and surface features similar both to the impact craters of the moon and the valleys, deserts and polar ice caps of Earth. Mars is a terrestrial planet and shows evidence of past water activity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marsnoun

   the god of war and husbandry

2. Marsnoun

   one of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light

3. Marsnoun

   the metallic element iron, the symbol of which / was the same as that of the planet Mars

4. Etymology: [L. Mars, gen. Martis, archaic Mavors, gen. Mavortis.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Mars

   Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System. Named after the Roman god of war, it is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the volcanoes, valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth. The rotational period and seasonal cycles of Mars are likewise similar to those of Earth, as is the tilt that produces the seasons. Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the second highest known mountain within the Solar System, and of Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons. The smooth Borealis basin in the northern hemisphere covers 40% of the planet and may be a giant impact feature. Mars has two known moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly shaped. These may be captured asteroids, similar to 5261 Eureka, a Martian trojan asteroid. Until the first successful Mars flyby in 1965 by Mariner 4, many speculated about the presence of liquid water on the planet's surface. This was based on observed periodic variations in light and dark patches, particularly in the polar latitudes, which appeared to be seas and continents; long, dark striations were interpreted by some as irrigation channels for liquid water. These straight line features were later explained as optical illusions, though geological evidence gathered by unmanned missions suggest that Mars once had large-scale water coverage on its surface. In 2005, radar data revealed the presence of large quantities of water ice at the poles and at mid-latitudes. The Mars rover Spirit sampled chemical compounds containing water molecules in March 2007. The Phoenix lander directly sampled water ice in shallow Martian soil on July 31, 2008.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Mars

   märz, n. the Roman god of war: the planet next to the earth in the order of distance from the sun. [L. Mars, Martis.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Mars

   the exterior planet of the Solar system, nearest the earth, of one-half its diameter, with a mean distance from the sun of 141,000,000 m., round which it takes 686 days to revolve, in a somewhat centric orbit, and 24½ hours to revolve on its own axis, which inclines to its equator at an angle of 29°; examination of it shows that there is four times as much land as water in it; it is accompanied by two moons, an outer making a revolution round it in 30 hours 18 minutes, and an inner in 7 hours and 38 minutes; they are the smallest heavenly bodies known to science.

2. Mars

   the Roman god of war, the reputed father of Romulus, and the recognised protector of the Roman State, identified at length with the Greek Ares.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Mars

   A legendary tragic failure, the archetypal Hacker Dream Gone Wrong. Mars was the code name for a family of PDP-10-compatible computers built by Systems Concepts (now, The SC Group): the multi-processor SC-30M, the small uniprocessor SC-25, and the never-built superprocessor SC-40. These machines were marvels of engineering design; although not much slower than the unique Foonly F-1, they were physically smaller and consumed less power than the much slower DEC KS10 or Foonly F-2, F-3, or F-4 machines. They were also completely compatible with the DEC KL10, and ran all KL10 binaries (including the operating system) with no modifications at about 2--3 times faster than a KL10.When DEC cancelled the Jupiter project in 1983 (their followup to the PDP-10), Systems Concepts should have made a bundle selling their machine into shops with a lot of software investment in PDP-10s, and in fact their spring 1984 announcement generated a great deal of excitement in the PDP-10 world. TOPS-10 was running on the Mars by the summer of 1984, and TOPS-20 by early fall. Unfortunately, the hackers running Systems Concepts were much better at designing machines than at mass producing or selling them; the company allowed itself to be sidetracked by a bout of perfectionism into continually improving the design, and lost credibility as delivery dates continued to slip. They also overpriced the product ridiculously; they believed they were competing with the KL10 and VAX 8600 and failed to reckon with the likes of Sun Microsystems and other hungry startups building workstations with power comparable to the KL10 at a fraction of the price. By the time SC shipped the first SC-30M to Stanford in late 1985, most customers had already made the traumatic decision to abandon the PDP-10, usually for VMS or Unix boxes. Most of the Mars computers built ended up being purchased by CompuServe.This tale and the related saga of Foonly hold a lesson for hackers: if you want to play in the Real World, you need to learn Real World moves.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mars

   The fourth planet in order from the sun. Its two natural satellites are Deimos and Phobos. It is one of the four inner or terrestrial planets of the solar system.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mars

   One of the ancient superior planets, the next to the earth in order of distance from the sun.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mars

   The name of the Roman god of war, was a contraction of Mavors. He was supposed to be a son of Jupiter and Juno, and was identified with the Ares of Greek mythology. According to Ovid he was a son of Juno, but had no father. Homer and other poets relate that Mars fought for the Trojans at the siege of Troy, and was wounded by Diomede. Mars was believed to love war for its own sake, and to delight in carnage. He is usually represented as a grim soldier in full armor,—sometimes as driving furiously in a war-chariot.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mars

   A planet in the solar system.

   Mars is a beautiful planet.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 3, 2015  

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3. MARS

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MythologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mars

   the god of war, was the son of Jupiter and Juno. Venus was his favorite goddess, and among their children were Cupid, Anteros, and Harmonia. In the Trojan War Mars took the part of the Trojans, but was defeated by Diomedes. The first month of the old Roman year (our March) was sacred to Mars.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MARS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mars is ranked #7580 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Mars surname appeared 4,384 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Mars.
   
   66.5% or 2,917 total occurrences were White.
   24.6% or 1,080 total occurrences were Black.
   4.3% or 192 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 109 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 49 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.8% or 37 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Roman Deity
   • Roman Mythology

Anagrams for Mars »

1. arms

2. ASRM

3. mas'r

4. MRSA

5. rams

6. SRAM

How to pronounce Mars?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Mars in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mars in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mars in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Mars in a Sentence

1. Ted Cruz:

   The local press all covered the substance of what I said, the reactions of what happened, national press, it was all about the little girl and me terrifying her. You can literally read the story side by side as if they're covering Mars and Venus.

2. Gary Jordan:

   This technology can be used in future designs for a mission to Mars.

3. Roy Gladden:

   Though our Mars missions won't be as active these next few weeks, they'll still let us know their state of health, each mission has been given some homework to do until they hear from us again.

4. Justin Wang:

   I think we need to change the way of how we think of life on other worlds, we need to consider the unique geological histories of our extraterrestrial environments and put that in context with what we have here on Earth. If rivers were unstable on Mars while hot springs were common, then perhaps life in hydrothermal environments is the most likely place where life could have existed.

5. Eytan Gilboa:

   If National Journal Ron Fournier were coming from Mars to Israel and National Journal Ron Fournier would read the newspapers, National Journal Ron Fournier would think there is a war between Israel and United States, or at least between Benjamin Netanyahu and the White House.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Mars
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mars
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Mars
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mars
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Mars
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Mars
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Mars
10. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Mars
11. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Mars
12. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
13. ^ Mythology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=Mars
14. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html