"ice giant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ice giants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ice giant (plural ice giants)
  1. (Norse mythology) frost giant. Tags: Norse Categories (topical): Norse mythology, Types of planets Synonyms: ice giant planet, Neptunian planet Hypernyms: giant planet Hyponyms: Neptune, Uranus, super-Neptune, sub-Neptune Related terms: gas giant, minor planet, dwarf planet Coordinate_terms: major planet Translations (mythology: type of giant): ijsreus [masculine] (Dutch), rijpreus [masculine] (Dutch), vorstreus [masculine] (Dutch), jääjättiläinen (Finnish), huurretursas (Finnish), леден џин (leden džin) [masculine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-ice_giant-en-noun-j3KtEoI- Disambiguation of Types of planets: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mythology: type of giant': 79 21
  2. (astronomy) A giant planet composed mostly of astronomical ices (condensed forms of volatile compounds) including water, methane, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur, and smaller than a gas giant. (e.g. Neptune and Uranus) Categories (topical): Astronomy, Types of planets Translations (astronomy: type of giant planet): 冰巨行星 (bīng jùxíngxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), ijsreus [masculine] (Dutch), jääjättiläinen (Finnish), леден џин (leden džin) [masculine] (Macedonian), крижани́й гіга́нт (kryžanýj hihánt) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-ice_giant-en-noun-9rkmk9Zs Disambiguation of Types of planets: 53 47 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'astronomy: type of giant planet': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms (terrestrial planet): carbide planet, carbon planet, silicate planet, silicon planet
Disambiguation of 'terrestrial planet': 52 48

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