"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), हीन ग्रह (hīn grah) (Hindi), 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)

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          "word": "planetary core"
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          "word": "planetary embryo"
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          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "हीन ग्रह"
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "pianetino"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sohaengseongche",
          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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        "en:minor planet"
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      "sense": "celestial body",
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      "word": "pianetino"
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      "sense": "celestial body",
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