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(1) Any one of the nine primary celestial bodies that orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. (2) A similar body orbiting another star.
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late Old English planete, from Old French planete (Modern French planète), from Late Latin planeta, from Greek planetes, from (asteres) planetai "wandering (stars)," from planasthai "to [..]
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A celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighboring region [..]
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large, spherical celestial body that regularly rotates around a star. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia
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An object that orbits a star. Although smaller than stars, planets are relatively large and shine only by reflected light. Planets are made up mostly of rock or gas, with a small, solid core. In our s [..]
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(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 Plut [..]
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anything in the sky which like the earth, goes round the sun
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An object that orbits a star. Although smaller than stars, planets are relatively large and shine only by reflected light. Planets are made up mostly of rock or gas, with a small, solid core. In our s [..]
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Large, spherical, rocky or icy body which orbits the Sun or another star.
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To dream of a planet, foretells an uncomfortable journey and depressing work.   
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From the Greek "Planasthai" for "to wander."
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(n) - the largest of non-star celestial objects that revolve around a star
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A major body (not a comet or asteroid) orbiting around a star.
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A planet is an object orbiting a star that is large enough to be rounded by its own gravity. It is also gravitationally dominant in its orbital area but not large enough to cause thermonuclear fusion [..]
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A large celestial body that orbits a star such as our Sun.
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A relatively small, speherical body that orbits a star , for instance, the Earth. Note the definition of what constitutes a planet is currently under heated discussion by astronomers and planetary scientists. For instance should Pluto be regraded as a planet or be labelled as a Trans-Neptunian Object? If Pluto is a planet should the recently discov [..]
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SP Our solar system has nine planets, including the Earth. Pluto's status as a planet is a subject of current debate, with many scientists pointing out that it is really just a big rock. The tab [..]
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One of the nine bodies revolving about the sun in almost circular orbits. Planets are made visible to us by reflected sunlight. It is reasonable to assume that many stars have planets revolving about [..]
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Our solar system has nine planets, including the Earth. (Pluto is no longer considered to be a planet.) The table below shows some data for the planets. A planet does not produce its own light but shi [..]
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(n) (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 [..]
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any of the nine major objects that travel around the Sun.
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Heavenly bodies with their own Motion among the stars, revolving, in the case of the Solar System, around the sun, along the plane of the ecliptic. They are grouped into inner planets and outer planet [..]
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Small Solar System planetary bodies including asteroids. Most asteroids are found within the gap lying between the Orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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Satellite of Sun that reflects Sun's light. Excluding minor planets there are eight, Earth not being reckoned. Those revolving inside Earth's orbit are termed 'minor planets', thos [..]
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A gaseous, rocky body that orbits a star.
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An object that orbits a star. Although smaller than stars, planets are relatively large and shine only by reflected light. Planets are made up mostly of rock or gas, with a small, solid core. In our solar system, the inner planets "Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars" are the rocky objects, and most of the outer planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Ura [..]
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any of the primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star
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(now,historical|or|astrology) 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.Palatine * Greek: (?? [..]
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(astronomy) A planet (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky)
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