HyperDic: terrestrial_planet

English > 1 sense of the expression terrestrial planet:
NOUNobjectterrestrial planeta planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's
English > terrestrial planet: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system.
InstancesEarth, earth, world, globeThe 3rd planet from the sun
Mars, Red PlanetA small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye
MercuryThe 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
Catalanplaneta tel·lúric

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