Planet Jupiter Facts. 1  Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. 2  Its average distance from the sun is around 484 million miles (779 million km), more than five times Earth's distance. 3  The gas giant is the largest planet in the solar system with a diameter of around 89,000 miles (143,000 km).he temperature in Jupiter's upper atmosphere is around -145C (-230F). Deeper below the clouds the temperate reaches 21C (70F). Near the planet's center the temperature is around six times hotter than the surface of the Sun! Jupiter has 62 moons, 16 of which have a diameter of at least 6 miles.
Phallic means resembling or related to a penis: people often talk about phallic shapes, like the Washington Monument. When you see phallic, think penis. Calling something phallic means it's penis-like in some way. In some cases, that means it has creative power, like how a penis, through sex, creates new life. In other cases, people just mean it looks like the shape of a penis.
The basic word is the Latin haustrum meaning a bucket or scoop. The connection is pretty obvious. Epiploic is an adjective taken from the Greek word epiploon meaning that which we (and the Latin writers) call the omentum. The Greek root. epipleo signifies to float upon - as the omentum floats upon the abdominal contents. The terms appendices epiploica and epiploic appendages are acceptable Latin and English terms describing the small fatty masses attached to the colon. Figs of Fiacre â Saint Fiacre was a sixth century Irish missionary monk who lived in Italy.