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Ju·pi·ter  (jp-tr)

n.

1. Roman Mythology The supreme god, patron of the Roman state and brother and husband of Juno. He came to be identified with the Greek Zeus. Also called Jove.

2. Astronomy The fifth planet from the sun, the largest and most massive in the solar system, having a sidereal period of revolution about the sun of 11.86 years at a mean distance of 778 million kilometers (483 million miles), a mean diameter of approximately 142,000 kilometers (88,000 miles), and a mass approximately 318 times that of Earth.

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[Latin Ipiter; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]

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Jupiter¹

n

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (in Roman tradition) the king and ruler of the Olympian gods Greek counterpart Zeus

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Jupiter²

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(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) the largest of the planets and the fifth from the sun. It has 16 satellites and is surrounded by a transient planar ring system consisting of dust particles. Mean distance from sun: 778 million km; period of revolution around sun: 11.86 years; period of axial rotation: 9.83 hours; diameter and mass: 11.2 and 317.9 times that of earth respectively See Galilean satellite

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Jupiter  (jp-tr)

The fifth planet from the Sun and the largest, with a diameter about 11 times that of Earth. Jupiter is a gas giant made up mostly of hydrogen and helium. It turns on its axis faster than any other planet in the solar system, taking less than ten hours to complete one rotation; this rapid rotation draws its atmospheric clouds into distinct belts parallel to its equator. Jupiter has more known moons by far than any other planet in the solar systemas many as 63, with new ones being discovered regularly in recent yearsand it has a faint ring system that was unknown until 1979, when the Voyager space probe investigated the planet. A persistent anticyclonic storm known as the Great Red Spot is Jupiter's most prominent feature. See Table at solar system.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Jupiter - the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky solar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field
	2.	Jupiter - (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus Jove Roman mythology - the mythology of the ancient Romans

Translations

Jupiter [ˈdʒuːpɪtəʳ] N → Júpiter m

Jupiter [ˈdʒuːpɪtə^r] n (= planet) → Jupiter f

Jupiter

n → Jupiter m

Jupiter [ˈdʒuːpɪtəʳ] n (Myth, Astron) → Giove m