"minor planet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minor planets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} minor planet (plural minor planets)
  1. (astronomy) An astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is not a planet or a comet. Wikipedia link: en:minor planet Categories (topical): Astronomy, Types of planets Hypernyms: planet (english: structurally) Hyponyms: asteroid, centaur, dwarf planet, Kuiper belt object (alt: KBO), scattered disc object (alt: SDO), trans-Neptunian object (alt: TNO), trojan Translations (celestial body): planetka [feminine] (Czech), planedeto (Esperanto), Kleinplanet [masculine] (German), fophláinéad [masculine] (Irish), mionphláinéad [masculine] (Irish), pianetino [masculine] (Italian), 소행성체 (sohaengseongche) (Korean), mynphlanaid [masculine] (Manx), småplanet [masculine] (Norwegian), planetă minoră [feminine] (Romanian), miniplanetă (Romanian), småplanet [common-gender] (Swedish), küçük gezegen (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-minor_planet-en-noun-t0LUkpGV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Related terms: dwarf planet, giant planet, major planet, planemo, planetary core, planetary embryo, planetary-mass object, planetary object, planetessimal, planetoid, primary planet, proplyd, protoplanet, protoplanetary disc, quaternary planet, secondary planet, tertiary planet, planetesimal

Inflected forms

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      "alt": "an orbitally dominant planemo",
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        "(astronomy) An astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is not a planet or a comet."
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          "word": "planetoid"
        },
        {
          "word": "primary planet"
        },
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          "word": "proplyd"
        },
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          "word": "protoplanet"
        },
        {
          "word": "protoplanetary disc"
        },
        {
          "word": "quaternary planet"
        },
        {
          "word": "secondary planet"
        },
        {
          "word": "tertiary planet"
        },
        {
          "word": "planetesimal"
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "planetka"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          ],
          "word": "fophláinéad"
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          ],
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pianetino"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "소행성체"
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "lang": "Romanian",
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    },
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    },
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      "alt": "SDO",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "planetary embryo"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "planetary object"
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "proplyd"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "protoplanetary disc"
    },
    {
      "word": "quaternary planet"
    },
    {
      "word": "secondary planet"
    },
    {
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    {
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      ],
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        "natural-sciences"
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      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "planedeto"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "celestial body",
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      ],
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "celestial body",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "celestial body",
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      "sense": "celestial body",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "celestial body",
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "miniplanetă"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "småplanet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "küçük gezegen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minor planet"
}

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