What does "jupiter" mean?
Azure (blue), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
Jupiter
/ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Azure (blue), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
- Grammar: jupiter is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: agdistis, amor, aphrodite, apollo.
- Useful contrasts: atheist, dwarf planet, nonbeliever.
- Usage evidence: This shrine is sacred to Jupiter.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Azure (blue), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets. rare, uncountable
"5. Jupiter, a Mace of Majestry in Bend Sol."
- 2 A class of planets that are similar in mass to Jupiter.
- 3 Alternative spelling of jupiter. alt-of, alternative, especially, uncountable
- 4 Tin. obsolete, uncountable
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.
"The arrival of the new prefixes means the Earth can now be said to weigh six ronnagrams, and Jupiter about two quettagrams."
- 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. Roman
- 3 The largest or most prominent member of a group. informal
"Brazil could be considered the Jupiter of South America."
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, named after a mine.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Palm Beach County, Florida, named in error after the Roman god.
"But there’s also a burgeoning food scene in downtown Palm Beach that’s drawing Floridians from Jupiter to Boca."
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Kittson County, Minnesota, named after the planet.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
- 8 A summer resort on the Black Sea in Romania.
Antonyms
Example
"This shrine is sacred to Jupiter."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "jupiter"?
Common synonyms include: agdistis, amor, aphrodite, apollo, apollon, ares.
How do you use "jupiter" in a sentence?
This shrine is sacred to Jupiter.
How do you pronounce "jupiter"?
Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Latin Iūpiter (“father Jove”), from Proto-Italic *djous patēr (literally “sky father”) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter, “father Zeus”)), from *djous (“day, sky”) + *patēr (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (literally “the bright one”), from *dyew- (“to be bright, day sky”), and *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Doublet of Dyaus Pita.
Etymology 2
Decapitalization, from planet Jupiter. From being a planet like Jupiter.