JUPITER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Jupiter mean? 

• JUPITER (noun)
  The noun JUPITER has 2 senses:

1. the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
2. (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

  Familiarity information: JUPITER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUPITER (noun)

Meaning:

The largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

gas giant; Jovian planet (any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter))

outer planet ((astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto))

superior planet (any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit)

Holonyms ("Jupiter" is a member of...):

solar system (the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field)

Meaning:

(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jove; Jupiter

Instance hypernyms:

Roman deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans)

Domain category:

Roman mythology (the mythology of the ancient Romans)

Instance hyponyms:

Jupiter Fulgur; Jupiter Fulminator; Lightning Hurler; Jupiter Tonans; Thunderer; Jupiter Pluvius; Rain-giver; Best and Greatest; Jupiter Optimus Maximus; Jupiter Fidius; Protector of Boundaries (an epithet for Jupiter)