Also called Jove. the supreme deity of the ancient Romans

the god of the heavens and of weather. Compare Zeus

Astronomy . the planet fifth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 88,729 mi. (142,796 km), a mean distance from the sun of 483.6 million mi. (778.3 million km), a period of revolution of 11.86 years, and at least 14 moons. It is the largest planet in the solar system.

Military . a medium-range U.S. ballistic missile of the 1950s, powered by a single liquid-fueled rocket engine.

the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky

(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

(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.

(Astron.) One of the planets, being the brightest except Venus, and the largest of them all, its mean diameter being about 85,000 miles. It revolves about the sun in 4,332.6 days, at a mean distance of 5.2028 from the sun, the earth's mean distance being taken as unity.