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Jupiter in British English 1
(ˈdʒuːpɪtə)
noun
(in Roman tradition) the king and ruler of the Olympian gods
Greek counterpart: ZeusJupiter in British English 2
(ˈdʒuːpɪtə)
noun
the largest of the planets and the fifth from the sun. It has 69 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
Galilean satellite Jupiter in American English
(ˈdʒupɪtər)
noun
1. Roman Mythology
the chief deity, god of thunder and the skies: identified with the Greek Zeus
2.
the largest planet of the solar system and the fifth in distance from the sun: it has a ring composed of microscopic dustlike particles: diameter, c. 142,980 km (c. 88,850 mi); period of revolution, 11.86 earth years; period of rotation, 9.92 hours; 62 satellites;symbol, ♃
Word origin
L Juppiter, orig. a voc. < bases of Jovis, Jove & pater, fatherExamples of 'Jupiter' in a sentenceJupiter
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planetChinese translation of 'Jupiter'
Jupiter
(ˈdʒuːpɪtəʳ)
n (u)
- (= planet)
木星
(Mùxīng)
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