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planet vs celestial body

celestial body vs planet

planet and celestial body both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
planet Yes No No No
celestial body Yes No No No
As nouns, celestial body is a hypernym of planet; that is, celestial body is a word with a broader meaning than planet:
  • 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
  • celestial body: natural objects visible in the sky
Other hypernyms of planet include heavenly body.
As nouns, celestial body is a hypernym of planet; that is, celestial body is a word with a broader meaning than planet:
  • planet: any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star
  • celestial body: natural objects visible in the sky
Other hypernyms of planet include heavenly body.
planet (noun) celestial 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
any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star
a person who follows or serves another
Difference between planet and celestial body

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