planet


Definition: Meaning of, planet in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈplanɪt /

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planet planets
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  1. a very large round object in space that moves around the sun or another star
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  2. somebody is (living) on another planet , what planet is somebody on? spoken used humorously to say that someone's ideas are not at all practical or sensible
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  3. the planet the world - used especially when talking about the environment
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planet used in phrases

  • Daily Planet, The
    1. the imaginary newspaper that Clark KENT and Lois LANE work for in the SUPERMAN stories
  • Jovian planet (noun)
    1. like Jupiter any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature
  • Planet of the Apes
    1. (1968) a US film about a society in the future in which intelligent monkeys, who can speak, rule the world and control humans.
  • Red Planet (noun)
    1. a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic colour
  • inferior planet (noun)
    1. any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit
  • major planet (noun)
    1. and sometimes also Pluto astronomy any of the large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune in order of their proximity to the sun
  • minor planet (noun)
    1. any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun
  • outer planet (noun)
    1. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto astronomy a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt
  • planet gear (noun)
    1. an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
  • planet wheel (noun)
    1. an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
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