| NOUN | object | inferior planet | any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit |
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| Meaning | Any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit. | |
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| Instances | Mercury | The smallest planet and the nearest to the sun |
| Venus | The second nearest planet to the sun | |
| Broader | planet, 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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