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major planet vs heavenly body

heavenly body vs major planet

major planet and heavenly body both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
major planet Yes No No No
heavenly body Yes No No No
As nouns, heavenly body is a hypernym of major planet; that is, heavenly body is a word with a broader meaning than major planet:
  • 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
  • heavenly body: natural objects visible in the sky
Other hypernyms of major planet include celestial body.
major planet (noun) heavenly body (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 natural objects visible in the sky
Difference between major planet and heavenly body

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