Planet
/ˈplænət/
The meaning and definition of Planet, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
- Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
- A body which orbits the Sun directly and is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (effectively meaning a spheroid) and to dominate its orbit; specifically, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. (Pluto was considered a planet until 2006 and has now been reclassified as a dwarf planet.)
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Origin
From Middle English planete, from Old English planeta, from Latin planeta, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης, from Ancient Greek πλανάω.
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