noun

Jupiter

JOO-piht

noun

The largest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant known for its Great Red Spot and many moons.

"Jupiter has more than 90 known moons."

"You can spot Jupiter in the night sky without a telescope."

In Roman mythology, the king of the gods and god of sky and thunder, equivalent to the Greek Zeus.

"Jupiter was said to hurl thunderbolts when angered."

How to Use Jupiter

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In plain EnglishEither the largest planet in our Solar System, or the king of the Roman gods it's named after.

jupiters plural

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_____ has more than 90 known moons.

From Latin Iupiter, literally "father sky" or "sky father," combining an old word for sky/day with pater, "father."

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