hot Jupiters

A form of hot jupiter — An exosolar planet whose characteristics are similar to Jupiter, but which orbits its parent star much more closely and thus has higher temperatures.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hot Jupiter
Cite this entry
APA

hot Jupiters. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20Jupiters

MLA

“hot Jupiters.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20Jupiters. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot Jupiters,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20Jupiters.

Source: hot Jupiters on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.