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major planet vs terrestrial planet

terrestrial planet vs major planet

major planet and terrestrial planet both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
major planet Yes No No No
terrestrial planet Yes No No No
As nouns, terrestrial planet is a hyponym of major planet; that is, terrestrial planet is a word with a more specific, narrower 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
  • terrestrial planet: a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system
major planet (noun) terrestrial planet (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 a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system
Difference between major planet and terrestrial planet

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