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hot Jupiter

noun Astronomy.

any of a class of large, hot, gaseous planets similar to Jupiter in mass but outside our solar system.

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Also called roaster.

Words nearby hot Jupiter

hothead, hotheaded, hothouse, hothouse lamb, Hotien, hot Jupiter, hotkey, hot lick, hot light, hotline, hotliner
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Scientific definitions for hot Jupiter

hot Jupiter
[ hŏt ]

See under extrasolar planet.
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