planet (ˈplænɪt
)
Definitions
noun
major planet any of the eight celestial bodies, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, that revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits and are illuminated by light from the sunextrasolar planet any other celestial body revolving around a star, illuminated by light from that star- astrology any of the planets of the solar system, excluding the earth but including the sun and moon, each thought to rule one or sometimes two signs of the zodiac See also house (sense 9)
Word Origin
C12: via Old French from Late Latin planēta, from Greek planētēs wanderer, from planaein to wanderTranslations
- British English:
planet
A planet is a large, round object in space that moves around a star. The Earth is a planet....the planets in the solar system.ˈplænɪt NOUN ...the planets in the solar system.
- Spanish:
planeta
nm
- French:
planète
nf
- German:
Planet
nm
- Chinese: 星球 n
- Arabic: كَوكَب n
- Portuguese: planeta nm
- Russian: планета nf
- Croatian: planet nm
- Czech: planeta nf
- Danish: planet nutr
- Dutch: planeet n
- Finnish: planeetta n
- Greek: πλανήτης nm
- Italian: pianeta nm
- Japanese: 惑星 n
- Korean: 행성 n
- Norwegian: planet nm
- Polish: planeta nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: planeta nm
- European Spanish:
planeta
nm
- Swedish: planet nutr
- Thai: ดาวเคราะห์เก้าดวง n
- Turkish: gezegen n
- Vietnamese: hành tinh n
Usage examples
I felt like I was walking around and everyone else was on a different planet.
, GO! (2001)Scientists hope this data will help them decide whether the planet could have once supported life.
New Scientist (2003)The planet 's 850 million richest inhabitants would "extend a hand" to the 850 million poorest, Mr Verhofstadt explained.
Irish Times (2002)Secondly, it is a means by which your national brand - in tourism, industry or culture - can be recognised all over the planet.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Underneath this myth there is the seed of a great Mystery, concerning the awakening of consciousness on this planet.
, A WITCH ALONE (2002)