HyperDic: inferior_planet

English > 1 sense of the expression inferior planet:
NOUNobjectinferior planetany of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit
English > inferior planet: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningAny of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit.
InstancesMercuryThe smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
VenusThe second nearest planet to the sun
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

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