Jupiter

Jupiter
    n 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 [syn: {Jupiter}, {Jove}]
    

Jupiter \Ju"pi*ter\, n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See {Jove}.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and
      reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He
      corresponds to the Greek Zeus.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Astron.) One of the planets, being the fifth from the
      sun, the brightest except Venus, and the largest of them
      all, its mean radius being about 43,345 miles (69,758
      kilometers), almost exactly one-tenth that of the sun. It
      revolves about the sun in 4,332.6 days, at a mean distance
      of 5.2025 from the sun (778,140,000 km), the earth's mean
      distance (the astronomical unit) being taken as unity. It
      has a mass of 1.901 x 10^{27} kg, about one-thousandth
      that of the sun, and more than the remainder of the
      planets combined. It has an average solar day equal to
      9.842 earth hours. The rapid revolution causes a
      noticeable flattening at the poles; the diameter at the
      equator is 71,370 km, and at the poles 66,644 km. --HCP61
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   {Jupiter's beard}. (Bot.)
      (a) A South European herb, with cymes of small red
          blossoms ({Centranthus ruber}).
      (b) The houseleek ({Sempervivum tectorum}); -- so called
          from its massive inflorescence, like the sculptured
          beard of Jove. --Prior.
      (c) the cloverlike {Anthyllis Barba-Jovis}.

   {Jupiter's staff} (Bot.), the common mullein; -- so called
      from its long, rigid spike of yellow blossoms. Jupon
    

jupiter
 vt.

   [IRC] To kill an {IRC} {bot} or user and then take its place by
   adopting its {nick} so that it cannot reconnect. Named after a
   particular IRC user who did this to NickServ, the robot in charge of
   preventing people from inadvertently using a nick claimed by another
   user. Now commonly shortened to jupe.
    

jupiter

   To kill an {IRC} {robot} or user and then take its place by
   adopting its {nick} so that it cannot reconnect.  Named after
   a particular IRC user who did this to {NickServ}, the robot in
   charge of preventing people from inadvertently using a nick
   claimed by another user.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1994-11-23)
    

Jupiter
the principal deity of the ancient Greeks and Romans. He was
worshipped by them under various epithets. Barnabas was
identified with this god by the Lycaonians (Acts 14:12), because
he was of stately and commanding presence, as they supposed
Jupiter to be. There was a temple dedicated to this god outside
the gates of Lystra (14:13).
    

Jupiter, the father that helpeth
    

Jupiter, FL (town, FIPS 35875)
  Location: 26.92410 N, 80.10459 W
  Population (1990): 24986 (14602 housing units)
  Area: 34.0 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 33458, 33477, 33478
    

Jupiter, FL -- U.S. town in Florida
   Population (2000):    39328
   Housing Units (2000): 20943
   Land area (2000):     19.998551 sq. miles (51.796007 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.125379 sq. miles (2.914719 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    21.123930 sq. miles (54.710726 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            35875
   Located within:       Florida (FL), FIPS 12
   Location:             26.925985 N, 80.104963 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     33458 33477 33478
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Jupiter, FL
    Jupiter
    

83 Moby Thesaurus words for "Jupiter":
      Agdistis, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Ate,
      Athena, Bacchus, Ceres, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter,
      Despoina, Diana, Dionysus, Dis, Earth, Eros, Gaea, Gaia, Ge,
      Great Mother, Hades, Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes,
      Hestia, Hymen, Hyperion, Jove, Juno, Jupiter Fidius,
      Jupiter Fulgur, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius,
      Jupiter Tonans, Kore, Kronos, Magna Mater, Mars, Mercury, Minerva,
      Mithras, Momus, Neptune, Nike, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus,
      Persephassa, Persephone, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Pluto, Poseidon,
      Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhea, Saturn, Tellus, Uranus, Venus, Vesta,
      Vulcan, Zeus, asteroid, inferior planet, major planet,
      minor planet, planet, planetoid, secondary planet, solar system,
      superior planet, terrestrial planet, wanderer

    

JUPITER

boss of the ancient gods, father of most of them, and
a regular Frenchman.  Ambition:  To run everything. Recreation:
Killing giants, disguising himself as a swan, etc.  Address:
Olympia.