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planet

plan·et
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [plan-it]
    • /ˈplæn ɪt/
    • /ˈplænɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plan-it]
    • /ˈplæn ɪt/

Definitions of planet word

  • noun planet Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon. 1
  • noun planet Astrology. the sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto: considered sources of energy or consciousness in the interpretation of horoscopes. 1
  • noun planet Mars, Venus, etc. 1
  • noun planet Earth 1
  • noun Technical meaning of planet ["An Experiment in Language Design for Distributed Systems", D. Crookes et al, Soft Prac & Exp 14(10):957-971 (Oct 1984)]. 1
  • countable noun planet A planet is a large, round object in space that moves around a star. The Earth is a planet. 0
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Origin of planet

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English planete (< Old French planète) < Late Latin planēta, planētēs (found only in plural planētae) < Greek (astéres) planḗtai literally, wandering (stars)

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Parts of speech for Planet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Planet

planet popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

planet usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for planet

noun planet

  • apple — An apple is a round fruit with smooth green, yellow, or red skin and firm white flesh.
  • apples — well or fine; under control.
  • earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
  • globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
  • microcosm — a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm).
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  • earth

    (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.

  • mean planet

    a hypothetical planet that coincides with a real planet when the real planet is at perihelion and that moves in an orbit at a constant velocity equal to the mean velocity of the real planet.

  • dwarf planet

    a spherical celestial body revolving about the sun, similar to a planet but not large enough to gravitationally clear its orbital region of most or all other celestial bodies. Pluto is a dwarf planet.

  • inner planet

    any of the four planets closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars.

  • jupiter

    Also called Jove. the supreme deity of the ancient Romans: the god of the heavens and of weather. Compare Zeus.

  • kepler's laws

    any one of three laws governing planetary motion: each planet revolves in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus; the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time (law of areas) or the square of the period of revolution of each planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the planet's orbit (harmonic law)
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