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English noun: major planet | |||
| 1. | major planet (object) (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 | ||
| Synonyms | planet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | celestial body, heavenly body | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | daystar, gas giant, inferior planet, Jovian planet, Lucifer, morning star, outer planet, Phosphorus, superior planet, terrestrial planet | ||
| Instance hyponym | evening star, Hesperus, Vesper | ||
| Part holonym | biosphere | ||
| Member meronym | solar system | ||
| Domain category | astronomy, uranology | ||
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