JUPITER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Jupiter mean? 

• JUPITER (noun)
  The noun JUPITER has 2 senses:

1. the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky

2. (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

  Familiarity information: JUPITER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUPITER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

gas giant; Jovian planet (any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter))

outer planet ((astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto))

superior planet (any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit)

Holonyms ("Jupiter" is a member of...):

solar system (the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field)

Derivation:

Jovian (of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet Jupiter)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jove; Jupiter

Instance hypernyms:

Roman deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans)

Domain category:

Roman mythology (the mythology of the ancient Romans)

Instance hyponyms:

Jupiter Fulgur; Jupiter Fulminator; Lightning Hurler; Jupiter Tonans; Thunderer; Jupiter Pluvius; Rain-giver; Best and Greatest; Jupiter Optimus Maximus; Jupiter Fidius; Protector of Boundaries (an epithet for Jupiter)

Derivation:

Jovian (of or pertaining to or befitting the Roman deity Jupiter)

 Context examples 

At the start of the month, you will have a plethora of planets in Capricorn, your third house—your ruler Pluto, as well as Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Astronomers say the magnetic field of the new planet, named SIMP J01365663+0933473, is more than 200 times stronger than Jupiter's.

(Astronomers Discover New Planet Not Orbiting Any Star, VOA)

Massive structures of moving air that appear like waves in Jupiter's atmosphere were first detected by NASA's Voyager missions during their flybys of the gas-giant world in 1979.

(NASA's Juno Mission Detects Jupiter Wave Trains, NASA)

“Since Jupiter is so cold, any water vapour in its atmosphere would be condensed, making it difficult to measure,” said Welbanks.

(Water common – yet scarce – in exoplanets, University of Cambridge)

Oh, by Jupiter, and talking of Ben Gunn!

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Measuring in at 10,159 miles (16,350 kilometers) in width (as of April 3, 2017) Jupiter's Great Red Spot is 1.3 times as wide as Earth.

(NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Spots Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

"Is she? By Jupiter, I will, if I only get the chance!" cried Laurie, sitting up with sudden energy.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Though no more than several times the mass of Earth, their hydrogen/helium atmospheres are so bloated they are nearly the size of Jupiter.

('Cotton Candy' Planet Mysteries Unravel in New Hubble Observations, NASA)

NGTS-1b's mass is less than Jupiter, about 0.812 MJ (mass of Jupiter), but it has greater volume, with radius about 1.33 RJ (radius of Jupiter).

(Astronomers report dwarf star with unexpectedly giant planet, Wikinews)

In the early days of the mission, Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter, Saturn, and important moons of each.

(Voyager 1 Fires Up Thrusters After 37 Years, NASA)