[W/K] :: Jupiter

  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
       n 1: the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many
            satellites
       2: (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of
          Greek Zeus [syn: Jove]

  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 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'.
  
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  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:
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