Definitions for Jupiter
ˈdʒu pɪ tərjupiter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.2 / 9 votes

1. Jupiternoun

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

2. Jupiter, Jovenoun

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

GCIDERate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Jupiternoun

   (Astron.) One of the planets, being the fifth from the sun, the brightest except Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean radius being about 43,345 miles (69,758 kilometers), almost exactly one-tenth that of the sun. It revolves about the sun in 4,332.6 days, at a mean distance of 5.2025 from the sun (778,140,000 km), the earth's mean distance (the astronomical unit) being taken as unity. It has a mass of 1.901 x 1027 kg, about one-thousandth that of the sun, and more than the remainder of the planets combined. It has an average solar day equal to 9.842 earth hours. The rapid revolution causes a noticeable flattening at the poles; the diameter at the equator is 71,370 km, and at the poles 66,644 km. HCP61

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. Jupiternoun

   The fifth and by far the largest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant, represented by the symbol in astronomy. Jupiter is known for its Great Red Spot and many moons including the Galilean moons.

2. Jupiternoun

   The King of the Gods, also called Jove. Equivalent to the Greek Zeus, Jupiter was one of the children of Saturn.

3. Etymology: From Latin Iuppiter, literally ‘father Jove’, originally a vocative cognate with Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeu pater) ‘o father Zeus’.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jupiter

   Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass more than two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined, while being slightly less than one-thousandth the mass of the Sun. Jupiter is the third brightest natural object in the Earth's night sky after the Moon and Venus, and it has been observed since prehistoric times. It was named after Jupiter, the chief deity of ancient Roman religion. Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen, followed by helium which constitutes a quarter of its mass and a tenth of its volume. The ongoing contraction of Jupiter's interior generates more heat than the planet receives from the Sun. Because of its rapid rotation at a rate of 1 rotation per 10 hours, the planet's shape is an oblate spheroid, having a slight but noticeable bulge around the equator. The outer atmosphere is divided into a series of latitudinal bands, with turbulence and storms along their interacting boundaries. A prominent result of this is the Great Red Spot, a giant storm which has been observed since at least 1831. Jupiter is surrounded by a faint planetary ring system and has a powerful magnetosphere. The planet's magnetic tail is nearly 800 million kilometres (5.3 astronomical units; 500 million miles) long. Jupiter has 92 known moons and likely many more, including the four large moons discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Ganymede is the largest out of the four, being larger than the planet Mercury, followed by Callisto with Io and Europa being approximately the size of Earth's moon. Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to visit Jupiter, making its closest approach to the planet in December 1973. Jupiter has since been explored by multiple robotic spacecraft, beginning with the Pioneer and Voyager flyby missions from 1973 to 1979, and later with the Galileo orbiter in 1995. In 2007, New Horizons visited Jupiter for a gravity assist to increase its speed, bending its trajectory on the way to Pluto. The latest probe to visit Jupiter, Juno, entered its orbit in July 2016. Future targets for exploration in the Jupiter system include its moon Europa, which likely has an ice-covered liquid ocean which scientists think could sustain life.

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1. jupiter

   Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and the largest in our solar system. It is a gas giant, primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, with a dense core of heavier elements. Known for its Great Red Spot, which is a storm larger than Earth, Jupiter also has faint rings and at least 79 known moons, including Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system. Jupiter is named after the king of the Roman gods and is easily visible from Earth due to its size and brightness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 5 votes

1. Jupiternoun

   the supreme deity, king of gods and men, and reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He corresponds to the Greek Zeus

2. Jupiternoun

   one of the planets, being the brightest except Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean diameter being about 85,000 miles. It revolves about the sun in 4,332.6 days, at a mean distance of 5.2028 from the sun, the earth's mean distance being taken as unity

3. Etymology: [L., fr. Jovis pater. See Jove.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Jupiter

   Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in the Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian or outer planets. The planet was known by astronomers of ancient times, and was associated with the mythology and religious beliefs of many cultures. The Romans named the planet after the Roman god Jupiter. When viewed from Earth, Jupiter can reach an apparent magnitude of −2.94, bright enough to cast shadows, and making it on average the third-brightest object in the night sky after the Moon and Venus. Jupiter is primarily composed of hydrogen with a quarter of its mass being helium, although helium only comprises about a tenth of the number of molecules. It may also have a rocky core of heavier elements, but like the other gas giants, Jupiter lacks a well-defined solid surface. Because of its rapid rotation, the planet's shape is that of an oblate spheroid. The outer atmosphere is visibly segregated into several bands at different latitudes, resulting in turbulence and storms along their interacting boundaries. A prominent result is the Great Red Spot, a giant storm that is known to have existed since at least the 17th century when it was first seen by telescope. Surrounding Jupiter is a faint planetary ring system and a powerful magnetosphere. There are also at least 67 moons, including the four large moons called the Galilean moons that were first discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. Ganymede, the largest of these moons, has a diameter greater than that of the planet Mercury.

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

1. Jupiter

   jōō′pi-tėr, n. the chief god among the Romans, the parallel of the Greek Zeus—also Jove: the largest and, next to Venus, the brightest of the planets.—Jupiter's beard, the house-leek. [L., Gr. Zeus patēr, Sans. Dyaus pitar, lit. 'Jove (Zeus) father.']

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jupiter

   . See Zeus.

2. Jupiter

   one of the exterior planets of the solar system, and the largest; revolves in an orbit outside that of the asteroids, at a mean distance from the sun of 480 millions of miles, completing its revolution round the sun in 4338 days, and taking 10 hours to revolve on its own axis; it is surrounded by belts considered to be openings in the cloudy atmosphere which invests it, and is accompanied by four moons, all nearly of the same size but at different distances, and with different periods of revolution round it; it is in volume 1300 times larger than that of the earth, while its weight is only 300 times that of the earth, is therefore less than one-fourth of the density of the earth.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jupiter

   [IRC] To kill an IRC bot or user and then take its place by adopting its nick so that it cannot reconnect. Named after a particular IRC user who did this to NickServ, the robot in charge of preventing people from inadvertently using a nick claimed by another user. Now commonly shortened to jupe.

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

1. Jupiter

   The fifth planet in order from the sun. It is one of the five outer planets of the solar system. Its sixteen natural satellites include Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, and Io.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jupiter

   The longest known of the superior planets, and the largest in the solar system; it is accompanied by four satellites.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jupiter

   A planet in the solar system.

   Jupiter has been explored by robotic spacecraft.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 3, 2015  

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1. jupiter

   The jupiter symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the jupiter symbol and its characteristic.

MythologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jupiter

   (Ju′piter), son of Saturn and Cybele (or Ops), was born on Mount Ida, in Crete, and nourished by the goat Amalthaea. When quite young Jupiter rescued his father from the Titans; and afterward, with the help of Hercules, defeated the giants, the sons of earth, when they made war against heaven. Jupiter was worshiped with great solemnity under various names by most of the heathen nations. The Africans called him Ammon; the Babylonians, Belus; and the Egyptians, Osiris. He is represented as a majestic personage seated on a throne, holding in his hands a scepter and a thunderbolt; at his feet stood a spread eagle.

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

1. JUPITER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jupiter is ranked #28525 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Jupiter surname appeared 836 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Jupiter.
   
   76.7% or 642 total occurrences were Black.
   16.8% or 141 total occurrences were White.
   3.3% or 28 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 19 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. • Jovian Planet
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How to pronounce Jupiter?

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

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jupiter in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jupiter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Jupiter in a Sentence

1. Scott Bolton:

   Every science flyby is an event of discovery, with Jupiter there is always something new. Juno has taught us an important lesson : We need to get up close and personal to a planet to test our theories.

2. David Bennett:

   Earth's future may not be so rosy because it is much closer to the Sun, if humankind wanted to move to a moon of Jupiter or Saturn before the Sun fried the Earth during its red supergiant phase, we'd still remain in orbit around the Sun, although we would not be able to rely on heat from the Sun as a white dwarf for very long.

3. Ryan Cloutier:

   Our evidence points to Jupiter.

4. Bryan Holler:

   Combined with the deep field images released the other day, these images of Jupiter demonstrate the full grasp of what James Webb can observe, from the faintest, most distant observable galaxies to planets in our own cosmic backyard that you can see with the naked eye from your actual backyard.

5. Stephen Kane:

   I would be very surprised if humanity made it to the orbit of Jupiter within the next few centuries.

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References

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