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terrestrial planet vs major planet

major planet vs terrestrial planet

terrestrial planet and major planet both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
terrestrial planet Yes No No No
major planet Yes No No No
As nouns, major planet is a hypernym of terrestrial planet; that is, major planet is a word with a broader meaning than terrestrial planet:
  • terrestrial planet: a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system
  • 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
Other hypernyms of terrestrial planet include planet.
terrestrial planet (noun) major planet (noun)
a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system (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
Difference between terrestrial planet and major planet

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