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jupiter

/ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/

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What does jupiter mean?

noun

  1. A class of planets that are similar in mass to Jupiter.
  2. Alternative spelling of jupiter.

interjection

  1. Synonym of by Jupiter.
More meanings (11)

proper noun

  1. 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. The King of the Gods, also called Jove. Equivalent to the Greek Zeus, Jupiter was one of the children of Saturn. As supreme god of the Roman pantheon, Jupiter was the god of thunder, lightning, and storms, and appropriately called the god of light and sky.
  3. (informal) The largest or most prominent member of a group.
  4. An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, named after a mine.
  5. A town in Palm Beach County, Florida, named in error after the Roman god.
  6. A township in Kittson County, Minnesota, named after the planet.
  7. An unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
  8. A summer resort on the Black Sea in Romania.
  9. (rare) A unisex given name.

noun

  1. (rare) Azure (blue), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
  2. (obsolete) Tin.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/

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For Chrysippus was of opinion that in the last conflagration of the world all the gods were to die but Jupiter.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
O most gentle Jupiter, what tedious homily of love have you wearied your parishioners withal, and never cried “Have patience, good people!”
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
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By reason of the constant thick cloud canopy over the surface of Jupiter the planet is enveloped in deep gloom and darkness.
J. L. KennonThe Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a Psychic RevelationProject Gutenberg ebook #563
But the dialogue which is reported to have passed between him and Jupiter surpasses all the fabulous legends that were ever invented.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
Many, and perhaps all, of the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn seem to turn the same hemispheres always toward their respective planets.
VariousThe Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915Project Gutenberg ebook #987