Definition of major planet Major planet
ma•jor plan•et
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| major planet - (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction | ||
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| celestial body, heavenly body natural objects visible in the sky | ||
| solar system the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field | ||
| astronomy, uranology the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | ||
| biosphere the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist | ||
| inferior planet any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit | ||
| gas giant, jovian planet any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter) | ||
| daystar, morning star, phosphorus, lucifer a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky | ||
| outer planet (astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) | ||
| superior planet any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit | ||
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Wiktionary 
- major planet (Noun)
Any of the 8 celestial bodies which orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. - major planet (Noun)
Any planet that is significantly larger and more massive than Earth, containing large amounts of hydrogen and helium, such as Jupiter and Neptune. - major planet (Noun)
A celestial body that fits the 2006 IAU definition of planet.
