English Explanatory Dictionary

hot Jupiter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An exosolar planet whose characteristics are similar to Jupiter, but which orbits its parent star much more closely and thus has higher temperatures.

Word forms

hot Jupiter hot Jupiters

Synonyms

pegasid epistellar Jovian
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