major planet

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major planet

noun major planets

Any of the 8 celestial bodies which orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (a celestial body that fits the 2006 IAU definition of planet).
Any planet that is significantly larger and more massive than Earth, containing large amounts of hydrogen and helium, such as Jupiter and Neptune.
Similar: planet

Opposite: minor planet, dwarf planet

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Opposite: minor planet, dwarf planet

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@misc{major_planet_2026,
  title = {major planet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/major%20planet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}