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Jupiter

name
/ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/US

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from *dyḗws✻
  2. derived from *djous patēr✻
  3. derived from Iuppiter — “father Jove”

Definitions

  1. The fifth and by far the largest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant, represented by…

    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 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.

  3. The largest or most prominent member of a group.

    • Brazil could be considered the Jupiter of South America.
    • Jupiter became the nickname of John Pierpont Morgan in late 19th century finance.
  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. A number of places in the United States

      A number of places in the United States:

    2. A summer resort on the Black Sea in Romania.

    3. Azure (blue), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain…

      Azure (blue), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.

      • 5. Jupiter, a Mace of Majestry in Bend Sol.
      • George [...] 2d. Jupiter, three Fleurs de Lis Sol, for the Arms of France. 3d. Jupiter, an Irish Harp Sol, stringed Luna, for Ireland.

    4. Alternative spelling of jupiter.

    5. Tin.

    6. Synonym of by Jupiter.

      • "Jupiter!" murmured Crediton. It is unusual for the senior hand to leave even one of the five cards to which he is entitled. It indicated an unusually strong hand.

    7. A class of planets that are similar in mass to Jupiter.

The neighborhood

Derived

Jupiter brain, Jupiter Island, Jupiterlike, Jupiter peach

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at Jupiter. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at jupiter. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at jupiter

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA