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.
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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.