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单词 jupiter
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Jupitern.

Brit. /ˈdʒuːpᵻtə/, U.S. /ˈdʒupədər/
Forms: Also Middle English Iubiter, Middle English Iuppiter, 1500s Iupyter.
Etymology: < Latin Jūpiter, Juppiter, < Jovis Jove n. + pater father.
1.
a. The supreme deity of the ancient Romans, corresponding to the Greek Zeus; the ruler of gods and men, and the god of the heavens, whose weapon was the thunderbolt. Also in exclamations (cf. Jove n.), but chiefly in literary use.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Jupiter
Jupiterc1275
Jovec1374
thundererc1374
altitonant?1578
lightener1598
thunder-darter1605
thunder-bearer1608
Saturnian1611
fulminator1613
thunder-mastera1616
fly-way-driver1658
Jupiter Pluvius1864
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 6939 We habbeð godes gode..þe feorðe hæhte Iupiter [c1300 Otho hatte Iubiter] of alle þinge he is whar.
1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 656 Minerua..was engendred wiþ gin of iubiterus hede.
c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 183 (232) By þe goddesse Mynerue And Iuppiter þat maketh þe þonder rynge..ye be the womman..That I best loue.
a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) ii. iv. 1 O Iupiter, how merry are my spirits? View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) ii. iv. 121, 122 Iach. By Iupiter, I had it from her Arme. Post. Hearke you, he sweares: by Iupiter he sweares. View more context for this quotation
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 499 [Adam] Smil'd with superior Love, as Jupiter On Juno smiles. View more context for this quotation
1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 253 Gods and goddesses discarded long..Are bringing into vogue their heathen train, And Jupiter bids fair to rule again.
a1822 P. B. Shelley Cyclops in Posthumous Poems (1824) 353 By Jupiter! you said that I am fair.
in extended use.1576 A. Fleming tr. Menecrates in Panoplie Epist. 232 For, I [a physician] beeing Iupiter their helping Father, give life when I list.1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 26 They shall prove such Jupiters as to fall a thundring and lightning..over our heads.
b. Jupiter Pluvius n. Jupiter as the dispenser of rain; hence used trivially in reference to a fall or storm of rain.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Jupiter
Jupiterc1275
Jovec1374
thundererc1374
altitonant?1578
lightener1598
thunder-darter1605
thunder-bearer1608
Saturnian1611
fulminator1613
thunder-mastera1616
fly-way-driver1658
Jupiter Pluvius1864
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > supposed outpourer of rain
Jupiter Pluvius1864
1864 G. A. Sala Quite Alone I. ii. 39 ‘Take my advice, and..borrow somebody else's umbrella.’.. ‘Are you, too, ready for the wrath of Jupiter Pluvius?’
1874 G. H. West Rugby Union Football Ann. 62 But ‘Jupiter Pluvius’ and the Fates were against it.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvi. [Eumaeus] 570 It cleared up after the recent visitation of Jupiter Pluvius.
2.
a. Astronomy. The largest of the planets in the solar system, revolving in an orbit lying between those of Mars and Saturn.
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the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > superior planet > [noun] > Jupiter
Jupiterc1290
Jovec1374
phaeton1631
proto-Jupiter1950
c1290 St. Michael 420 in S. Eng. Leg. I. 311 Saturnus is al a-boue, and Iupiter seth þe next.
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) viii. xii. 319 Iubiter is a goodly planete hote and moyste.
c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 42 Nyxt saturne standis the spere & hauyn of Iupiter.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Jupiter appears almost as large as Venus, but is not altogether so bright.
1854 D. Brewster More Worlds ii. 25 Jupiter, a world of huge magnitude, 1320 times greater in bulk than our Earth.
b. Alchemy. A name for the metal tin. Obsolete.
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the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > tin > [noun]
tinc897
Jupiterc1386
Jove1599
white lead1601
stannum1783
c1386 G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Prol. & Tale 275 Sol gold is..Saturnus leed and Iuppiter [v.r. Iupiter, Iubiter] is tyn.
a1475 Bk. Quinte Essence (1889) 8 If it falle vpon a plate of venus or Iubiter, into þis watir, it turneþ hem into lijknes of peerl.
1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. xiv. 741/2 Drink with Filings of Jupiter, or Tin.
1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 49 The Alchymists..bestowed on the seven Metals..the names of the seven Planets of the Ancients... Thus Gold was called Sol, Silver Luna, Copper Venus, Tin Jupiter, Lead Saturn, Iron Mars, and Quick-silver Mercury.
c. Heraldry. Name for the tincture azure n. and adj. in blazoning by the names of heavenly bodies. Obsolete.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic tincture > [noun] > colour > blue
azurea1330
Jove1562
periwinkle1562
sapphire1562
Jupiter1572
1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 58v The fielde is parted per fesse, Iupiter and Saturne, a goate saliant, of the moone.
1725 J. Coats New Dict. Heraldry (rev. ed.) Jupiter, has been by such Heralds as have thought fit to blazon the Arms of Princes by Planets instead of Metals and Colours, apply'd to stand in the Place of Azure.
1766 M. A. Porny Elem. Heraldry (1787) iii. 21 Azure..Its Precious Stone is Sapphire, and the Planet Jupiter.
d. Palmistry. (See quot.)
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1888 K. St. Hill Gram. Palmistry (1890) 19 First Finger. Called finger of Jupiter.
1888 K. St. Hill Gram. Palmistry (1890) 24 A good Mount of Jupiter [at the base of the forefinger] will always show a great mind.

Compounds

In names of plants, as See also Jupiter's beard n.
Jupiter's distaff n. Obsolete (a) a kind of yellow-flowered sage, perhaps Salvia glutinosa or Phlomis fruticosa; (b) ? = Jupiter's staff n.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > phlomis
sage mullein1562
mullein1578
sage of Jerusalem1578
French sage1597
Jupiter's distaff1597
phlome1715
Jerusalem sage1736
sage tree1736
Phlomis1754
1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 627 Colus Iouis. Iupiters distaffe.
1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden xxiii. 48 Yellow Clary, or Jupiters Distaffe is hot and drying.
1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Jupiter's Distaffe, a kind of Clary with a Yellow flower; it is otherwise called Mullein.
Jupiter's eye n. Houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Crassulaceae (stonecrop and allies) > [noun] > houseleek
sinfulleOE
fulleOE
homeworteOE
sengreenc1000
houseleeka1400
jubarbc1450
ay-green1562
sempervivum1591
imbreke1597
Jupiter's eye1597
sea-green1601
sempervive1625
semper-vivens1672
house-green1688
cyphel1691
fouat1822
bullock's eye1861
Jupiter's beard1861
thunder-plant1866
1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 412 Housleeke, and Sengreene..of some [called] Iupiters eie.
1861 P. Lankester Wild Flowers 57 House-leek..is frequently called Jupiter's Eye, Bullock's Eye, or Jupiter's Beard.
Jupiter's flower n. Obsolete a rendering of Greek Δίος ἄνθος or Latin Jovis flos, formerly identified with columbine.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > columbine
columbinea1350
cocksfoota1425
hawk's-foota1500
ancoly1561
culverwort1597
aquilegia1599
Jupiter's flower1601
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 92 The summer floures, to wit, Lychnis, Iupiters flower or Columbine, and a second kind of Lilly.
Jupiter's nut n. rendering of Latin jūglans (= Jovis glans), walnut.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > walnut
walnutc1050
French nut?a1200
walsh-nut1368
bannuta1500
French walnut1639
Madeira nut1791
Jupiter's nut1866
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 640/1 In the golden age..the gods lived upon Walnuts, and hence the name Juglans, Jovis glans, or Jupiter's nuts.
Jupiter's staff n. name for Mullein, Verbascum thapsus, from its tall upright stem.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Scrophulariaceae (figwort and allies) > [noun] > mullein
feltwortc1000
verbascumOE
Thapsusa1400
mullein?a1425
hag taper1526
high-taper1526
tapsebarbe1526
lungwort1538
torch1552
moth mullein1578
wolleyn1578
woollen1578
hedge-taper1579
wool-blade1585
bullock's lungwort1597
candlewick mullein1597
mullet1597
torch-herb1598
taperwort1601
torchwort1647
Jupiter's staff1664
cow's lungwort1777
shepherd's club1790
woollens1800
flannel-leaf1821
Adam's flannel1828
flannel-plant1849
king's taper1858
torch-blade1861
velvet-dock1863
Jacob's staff1879
shepherd's staff1882
wool-plant1883
shepherd's gourd1896
1664 R. Turner Βοτανολογία 216 Jupiters Staff.
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