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Planet meaning

What does “planet” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“planet” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: (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.

planet

noun

  1. (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

    Synonymsmajor planet

  2. a person who follows or serves another

    Synonymssatellite

  3. any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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