noun
(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
• Syn: ↑planet
• Hypernyms: ↑celestial body, ↑heavenly body
• Hyponyms:
↑inferior planet, ↑Jovian planet, ↑gas giant, ↑morning star, ↑daystar, ↑Phosphorus, ↑Lucifer, ↑outer planet, ↑superior planet, ↑terrestrial planet
• Instance Hyponyms: ↑evening star, ↑Hesperus, ↑Vesper
• Member Holonyms: ↑solar system
• Part Meronyms: ↑biosphere
Useful english dictionary. 2012.