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单词 Jupiter
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Jupiternoun [ S ]

uk/ˈdʒuː.pɪ.tər/us/ˈdʒuː.pə.t̬ɚ/

Jupiter noun [ S ] (PLANET)

the planet fifth in order of distance from the Sun, after Mars and before Saturn

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Astronomy

  • asteroid
  • astral
  • astro-
  • astrolabe
  • astronomer
  • geostationary orbit
  • gibbous
  • heavenly body
  • interplanetary
  • interstellar
  • Pleiades
  • plough
  • Pluto
  • Polaris
  • pulsar
  • Uranus
  • Venus
  • vernal equinox
  • wane
  • white dwarf

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Jupiter noun [ S ] (GOD)

in Roman mythology (= ancient stories), the greatest of the gods, the god of the sky and the weather, who ruled over human beings and the other gods:

In Roman times a temple to Jupiter stood here.
Jupiter was the Roman god of thunder and storms.
See also
Zeus

More examples

  • The site that was once used for pagan sacrifice in honor of the Roman god Jupiter.
  • As the Roman world stopped believing in Jupiter and Venus, its gods become literary characters.
  • The Romans gave to this planet the name Jupiter, the Roman king of the gods.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Mythology: Greek & Roman myth

  • ambrosia
  • Aphrodite
  • Apollo
  • Ares
  • Artemis
  • Cyclops
  • Diana
  • Dionysus
  • fate
  • gorgon
  • Hades
  • harpy
  • Neptune
  • Nike
  • nymph
  • Orpheus
  • Pleiades
  • the Fates idiom
  • Victoria
  • Zeus

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Mythological & legendary characters

Examples from literature

  • After exploring Jupiter and Saturn, however, Voyager 1 and 2 didn’t stop. 
  • In 1977, NASA sent two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, on a mission to explore the planets Jupiter and Saturn. 
  • They found that Jupiter’s moon Io has active volcanoes. 
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