HyperDic: superior_planet

English > 1 sense of the expression superior planet:
NOUNobjectsuperior planetany of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit
English > superior planet: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningAny of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit.
InstancesJupiterThe largest planet and the 5th from the sun
Mars, Red PlanetA small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye
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
Spanishplaneta exterior, planeta superior
Catalanplaneta exterior, planeta superior

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