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PRONUNCIATION OF DWARF PLANET

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DWARF PLANET

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preposition
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Dwarf planet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DWARF PLANET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dwarf planet

Dwarf planet

A dwarf planet is an object the size of a planet but that is neither a planet nor a moon or other natural satellite. More explicitly, the International Astronomical Union defines a dwarf planet as a celestial body in direct orbit of the Sun[1] that is massive enough for its shape to be controlled by gravity, but that unlike a planet has not cleared its orbit of other objects.[2][3] The term dwarf planet was adopted in 2006 as part of a three-way categorization of bodies orbiting the Sun,[1] brought about by an increase in discoveries of trans-Neptunian objects that rivaled Pluto in size, and finally precipitated by the discovery of an even more massive object, Eris.[4] This classification states that bodies large enough to have cleared the neighbourhood of their orbit are defined as planets, whereas those that are not massive enough to be rounded by their own gravity are defined as small Solar System bodies. Dwarf planets come in between.

Definition of dwarf planet in the English dictionary

The definition of dwarf planet in the dictionary is any celestial body within the solar system that is larger than a satellite but smaller than a planet, and that orbits the sun.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DWARF PLANET

dwaal
dwale
dwalm
dwam
dwang
dwarf
dwarf bean
dwarf chestnut
dwarf cornel
dwarf male
dwarf mallow
dwarf star
dwarfish
dwarfishly
dwarfishness
dwarfism
dwarflike
dwarfness
dwarves
dwaum

WORDS THAT END LIKE DWARF PLANET

carcanet
elanet
exoplanet
extranet
extrasolar planet
giant planet
inferior planet
inner planet
intranet
Janet
major planet
Manet
minor planet
outer planet
planet
protoplanet
Red Planet
superior planet
Thanet
the Red Planet

Synonyms and antonyms of dwarf planet in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dwarf planet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DWARF PLANET

Find out the translation of dwarf planet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dwarf planet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dwarf planet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

矮行星
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

planeta enano
570 millions of speakers

English

dwarf planet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बौना ग्रह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كوكب قزم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

карликовая планета
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

planeta anão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বামন গ্রহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

planète naine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Planet kerdil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zwergplaneten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

準惑星
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

난쟁이 행성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dwarf planet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hành tinh lùn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குள்ள கிரகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बौना ग्रह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cüce gezegen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pianeta nano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

planeta karłowata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

карликова планета
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

planetă pitică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νάνος πλανήτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dwergplaneet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dvärgplanet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dvergplanet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dwarf planet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DWARF PLANET»

The term «dwarf planet» is regularly used and occupies the 71.297 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DWARF PLANET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dwarf planet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DWARF PLANET»

Discover the use of dwarf planet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dwarf planet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pluto: A Dwarf Planet
Discusses Pluto and its place in the solar system as a dwarf planet.
Ralph Winrich, 2007
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The Dwarf Planet Pluto
With its age-appropriate text, helpful charts, colorful design, and vivid illustrations and photography, this series is perfect for students working on reports and projects or for the budding astronomer fascinated by what exists beyond our ...
Kristi Lew, 2009
3
Pluto: A Dwarf Planet
Learn about this fascinating planet in our Solar System.
Gregory L. Vogt, 2009
4
Big Poppa E's Greatest Hits: Poems to Read Out Loud
... the cruel people who wouldn't date them in high school by knocking pluto's standing in the universe down to “dwarf planet” and renaming it 134340, and why ? because pluto isn't LIKE all the other planets, pluto's SMALLER than most moons ...
Big Poppa E, 2007
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Pluto: The Dwarf Planet
Describes Pluto, which was officially designated a dwarf planet in 2006.
Greg Roza, 2010
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Planets
Most recently, on August 24, 2006, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined a planet as “an object that orbits the sun and is large enough to have become round due to the force of its own ...
Jennifer Overend Prior, 2001
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Planet Formation: Theory, Observations, and Experiments
15. The. brown. dwarf–planet. relation. Matthew R. Bate School of Physics, University of Exeter, United Kingdom 15.1 Introduction Given that brown dwarfs are usually much more massive than planets (see Section 15.6), it is somewhat ...
Hubert Klahr, Wolfgang Brandner, 2006
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A Look at Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets
It needed a special grouping. Therefore, scientists invented a new group of solar system objects called dwarf planets. Pluto became the first dwarf planet. The First Dwarf Planet Scientists define dwarf planets as objects. Pluto Is Not a Planet!
Anna Kaspar, 2007
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Asteroids and Dwarf Planets and How to Observe Them
Roger Dymock. achieve dwarf planet status, and there maybe as many as 2,000 such objects in the Edgeworth–Kuiper Belt – 2007 OR10 being the latest and seventh largest asteroid to be discovered.
Roger Dymock, 2010
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The Dwarf Planets
The dwarf planet Haumea (how-MAY-ah) is a strange object . Pictures show that Haumea is shaped like a football . It is shaped this way because it is spinning very fast . A day on Haumea only lasts four hours! This fast rotation stretches out the ...
Steve Kortenkamp, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DWARF PLANET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dwarf planet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pluto mission: Another dwarf planet, another sign of aliens … er …
While the world waits for the aliens on the dwarf planet Ceres to stop playing games with us — bright spots (!?) and a three-mile-high, ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
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Skywatch: Dwarf Planet Mysteries May Soon Be Solved
Venus entered the small, faint zodiac constellation of Cancer near the start of June and will exit into Virgo near month's end. That puts it a… «Twin Falls Times-News, Jul 15»
3
Up to $30000 reward offered for missing mum of two
The reddish-brownish dwarf planet clearly has some interesting features, including a bright, heart-shaped area on the lower right side of this ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
4
Preparing for Pluto
Even though there are some scientific grounds for the dwarf planet downgrade based on how planets move, he said there are geological ... «West Central Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Raise a glass to Pluto at Streator beer festival
But as Tombaugh's ashes float through space on their way to the dwarf planet this month, people will be celebrating his discovery 4.67 billion ... «The Times, Jul 15»
6
Community News from York, Chester, Lancaster counties – July 9 …
from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday to celebrate NASA's New Horizons spacecraft's flyby of the distant dwarf planet. Designed to make the first close-up ... «The Herald, Jul 15»
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Nat Geo's Missions to Space
Back in 2006, when Pluto was demoted by the International Astronomical Union from "planet" to "dwarf planet," there was a significant public ... «World Screen, Jul 15»
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The week in science: 3–9 July 2015
... New Horizons probe stopped recording science data on 4 July, ten days before it is to fly past Pluto in the first-ever visit to that dwarf planet. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Body found in search for missing Pentney man
Pluto Shows Its Heart In Detailed NASA Photo · World News: You'll love NASA's new close-up snap of dwarf planet Pluto. «KL.FM 96.7, Jul 15»
10
Espouse joysof summertimestar-gazing
We can follow along on the NASA websites to track the Dawn mission exploration of dwarf planet Ceres and the New Horizons close encounter ... «The Greater New Milford Spectrum, Jul 15»

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