exoplanet
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exoplanet
- /ˈɛksoʊˌplænət/ US
- /ˈɛksəʊˌplænɪt/ UK
Rhymes with -ət, -ɪt
Where it comes from
Constructed from Ancient Greek: exo- (“outside; extrasolar”) + planet.
noun exoplanets · exo-planet
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A planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.
More such announcements will likely come in the months to follow, as the first space observatory dedicated to hunting exoplanets, called COROT, begins full operation and researchers complete their calculations.
Similar: exosolar planet, extrasolar planet
Translations
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noun planet outside Earth's solar system
| Español | exoplaneta, planeta extrasolar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 외계 행성 oegye haengseong, 계외 행성 gye'oe haengseong, 태양계외 행성 taeyanggye'oe haengseong |
| 日本語 | 太陽系外惑星 Taiyōkei gai wakusei, 系外惑星 keigai wakusei |
| 中文 | 太陽系外行星 /太阳系外行星 Tàiyángxì wài xíngxīng, 系外行星 xìwài xíngxīng |
| हिन्दी | बहिर्ग्रह bahirgrah |
| Português | exoplaneta, planeta extrassolar |
| Français | exoplanète |
| Deutsch | Exoplanet, extrasolarer Planet |
| Ελληνικά | εξωπλανήτης exoplanítis |
| Română | exoplanetă, planetă extrasolară |
| Русский | экзопла́нета ekzopláneta, внесо́лнечная плане́та vnesólnečnaja planéta |
| Tiếng Việt | hành tinh ngoài hệ Mặt Trời, ngoại hành tinh |
| العربية | كَوْكَب خَارِج الْمَجْمُوعَة الشَّمْسِيَّة kawkab ḵārij al-majmūʕa š-šamsiyya |
Talk about this word "exoplanet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exoplanet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. exoplanet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/exoplanet "exoplanet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/exoplanet.Cite this
@misc{exoplanet_2026,
title = {exoplanet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exoplanet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
