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planet vs outer planet

outer planet vs planet

planet and outer planet both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
planet Yes No No No
outer planet Yes No No No
As nouns, outer planet is a hyponym of planet; that is, outer planet is a word with a more specific, narrower 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
  • outer planet: (astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)
planet (noun) outer 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 (astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)
any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star
a person who follows or serves another
Difference between planet and outer planet

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