Definition of Jupiter in English:
Jupiter
proper nounˈdʒuːpɪtəˈdʒupədər
1Roman Mythology
The chief god of the Roman state religion, originally a sky god associated with thunder and lightning. His wife was Juno.
Greek equivalent Zeus
Also called Jove
2Astronomy
The largest planet in the solar system, a gas giant which is the fifth in order from the sun and one of the brightest objects in the night sky.
Jupiter orbits between Mars and Saturn at an average distance of 778 million km from the sun. Although it has an equatorial diameter of 142,800 km the planet rotates in less than ten hours. Its upper atmosphere consists mainly of hydrogen with swirling clouds of ammonia and methane, with a circulation system that results in a number of distinct latitudinal bands. There are at least sixteen satellites, four of which (the Galilean moons) are visible through binoculars, and a faint ring system
Origin
Latin, from Jovis pater, literally 'Father Jove'.
Definition of Jupiter in US English:
Jupiter
proper nounˈjo͞opədərˈdʒupədər
1Roman Mythology
The chief god of the Roman state religion, originally a sky god associated with thunder and lightning. His wife was Juno.
Greek equivalent Zeus
Also called Jove
2Astronomy
The largest planet in the solar system, a gas giant which is the fifth in order from the sun and one of the brightest objects in the night sky.
Jupiter orbits between Mars and Saturn at an average distance of 484 million miles (778 million km) from the sun. Although it has an equatorial diameter of 88,846 miles (142,984 km), the planet rotates in less than ten hours. Its upper atmosphere consists mainly of hydrogen with swirling clouds of ammonia and methane, with a circulation system that results in a number of distinct latitudinal bands. There are at least sixteen satellites, four of which (the Galilean moons) are visible through binoculars, and a faint ring system
Origin
Latin, from Jovis pater, literally ‘Father Jove’.