'Mars' definitions:
Definition of 'Mars'
(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: Mars, Red Planet]
noun
(Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
Definition of 'Mars'
From: GCIDE
- Mars \Mars\ (m[aum]rz), prop. n. [L. Mars, gen. Martis, archaic Mavors, gen. Mavortis.]
- 1. (Rom. Myth.) The god of war and husbandry. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Astron.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Alchemy) The metallic element iron, the symbol of which [male] was the same as that of the planet Mars. [Archaic] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Mars brown, a bright, somewhat yellowish, brown. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Mars'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Agdistis,
- Amor,
- Aphrodite,
- Apollo,
- Apollon,
- Ares,
- Artemis,
- asteroid,
- Ate,
- Athena,
- Bacchus,
- Bellona,
- Ceres,
- Cora,
- Cronus,
- Cupid,
- Cybele,
- Demeter,
- Despoina,
- Diana,
- Dionysus,
- Dis,
- Earth,
- Enyo,
- Eros,
- Gaea,
- Gaia,
- Ge,
- Great Mother,
- Hades,
- Helios,
- Hephaestus,
- Hera,
- Here,
- Hermes,
- Hestia,
- Hymen,
- Hyperion,
- inferior planet,
- Jove,
- Juno,
- Jupiter,
- Jupiter Fidius,
- Jupiter Fulgur,
- Jupiter Optimus Maximus,
- Jupiter Pluvius,
- Jupiter Tonans,
- Kore,
- Kronos,
- Magna Mater,
- major planet,
- Mercury,
- Minerva,
- minor planet,
- Mithras,
- Momus,
- Neptune,
- Nike,
- Odin,
- Olympians,
- Olympic gods,
- Ops,
- Orcus,
- Persephassa,
- Persephone,
- Phoebus,
- Phoebus Apollo,
- planet,
- planetoid,
- Pluto,
- Poseidon,
- Proserpina,
- Proserpine,
- Rhea,
- Saturn,
- secondary planet,
- solar system,
- superior planet,
- Tellus,
- terrestrial planet,
- Tiu,
- Tyr,
- Uranus,
- Venus,
- Vesta,
- Vulcan,
- wanderer,
- Woden,
- Wotan,
- Zeus
Mars, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mars, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
1746
Housing Units (2000) :
715
Land area (2000) :
0.446948 sq. miles (1.157591 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.446948 sq. miles (1.157591 sq. km)
FIPS code :
47672
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.696594 N, 80.012205 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
16046
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'Mars'
- Mar,
- Marly,
- Marred,
- Marring,
- Bow Mar,
- Crocus of Mars,
- Del Mar,
- Le Mars,
- Mar, NC,
- Mars Hill,
- Mars Hill, ME,
- Mars brown,
- Mars, PA,
- San Mar,
- Terra Mar,
- Vitriol of Mars,
- defaced marred,
- Boca Del Mar,
- Bow Mar, CO,
- Del Mar Heights,
- Del Mar, CA,
- Le Mars, IA,
- Mar-Mac,
- Mars Hill, NC,
- Rio del Mar,
- San Mar, MD,
- Terra Mar, FL,
- mar-text,
- vina del mar,
- Boca Del Mar, FL,
- Chasse-mar'ee,
- Del Mar Heights, TX,
- Mar-Mac, NC,
- Mars Hill-Blaine,
- Mars Hill-Blaine, ME,
- Rio del Mar, CA