planet
Noun
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referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a wholeis a type of: celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the skysubtypes:
- inferior planet - any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit
- gas giant, jovian planet - any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)
- daystar, lucifer, morning star, phosphorus - a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
- outer planet - (astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)
- superior planet - any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit
- terrestrial planet - a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system
specific instances: evening star, hesperus, vesper - a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western skybelongs to: solar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational fieldhas: biosphere - the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms existsame as: major planet -
is a type of: follower - a person who accepts the leadership of anothersame as: satellite
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is a type of: celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the sky
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