| NOUN | object | outer planet | (astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) |
|---|
| Meaning | (astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto). | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Instances | Jupiter | The largest planet and the 5th from the sun |
| Neptune | A giant planet with a ring of ice particles | |
| Saturn | A giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles | |
| Uranus | A giant planet with a ring of ice particles | |
| Member of | solar system | The sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field |
| 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 |
| Spanish | planeta externo | |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots