major planet
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light;
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun;
viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
• Syn:
planet
• Derivationally related forms:
planetary (for: planet), planetal (for: planet)
• Topics:
astronomy, uranology
• Hypernyms:
celestial body, heavenly body
• Hyponyms:
inferior planet, Jovian planet, gas giant, morning star, daystar,
Phosphorus, Lucifer, outer planet, superior planet, terrestrial planet
• Instance Hyponyms:
evening star, Hesperus, Vesper
• Member Holonyms:
solar system
• Part Meronyms:
biosphere
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