HyperDic: gas_giant

English > 1 sense of the expression gas giant:
NOUNobjectgas giant, Jovian planetany of the four outermost planets in the solar system
English > gas giant: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningAny of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger / larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter).
SynonymJovian planet
InstancesJupiterThe largest planet and the 5th from the sun
NeptuneA giant planet with a ring of ice particles
SaturnA giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles
UranusA giant planet with a ring of ice particles
Broaderplanet, major planet(astronomy) any of the nine large / large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
Spanishgigante gaseoso
Catalangegant gasós

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