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PRONUNCIATION OF MAJOR PLANET

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAJOR PLANET

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Major 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 MAJOR PLANET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

major planet

Planet

A planet (from Ancient Greek ἀστὴρ πλανήτης (astēr planētēs), meaning "wandering star") is an astronomical object orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals. The term planet is ancient, with ties to history, science, mythology, and religion. The planets were originally seen by many early cultures as divine, or as emissaries of deities. As scientific knowledge advanced, human perception of the planets changed, incorporating a number of disparate objects. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially adopted a resolution defining planets within the Solar System. This definition is controversial because it excludes many objects of planetary mass based on where or what they orbit. Although eight of the planetary bodies discovered before 1950 remain "planets" under the modern...

Definition of major planet in the English dictionary

The definition of major planet in the dictionary is a planet of the solar system, as opposed to an asteroid.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAJOR PLANET

major
major arcana
major axis
major general
major histocompatibility complex
major key
major league
Major Mitchell
major orders
major premise
Major Prophets
Major Rogation
major seventh
major seventh chord
major suit
major term
major-domo
major-generalcy
major-generalship
majorat

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAJOR PLANET

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

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

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Translation of «major planet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAJOR PLANET

Find out the translation of major planet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of major 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 «major planet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大行星
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

importante planeta
570 millions of speakers

English

major planet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रमुख ग्रह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كوكب كبير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

основным планета
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maior planeta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান গ্রহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

planète majeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Planet utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haupt Planeten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大惑星
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주요 행성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Planet gedhé
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hành tinh lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய கிரகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्य ग्रह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Büyük gezegen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pianeta maggiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głównym planeta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

основним планета
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

planetă majoră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεγάλες πλανήτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groot planeet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

större planet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stor planet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of major planet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAJOR PLANET»

The term «major planet» is used very little and occupies the 164.935 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAJOR PLANET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «major planet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «major planet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAJOR PLANET»

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Probing the New Solar System
Name Class Average distance Diameter Number of Ring system from Sun (AU)a (km) moons Mercury major planet 0.38 4880 0 none Venus major planet 0.72 12 104 0 none Earth major planet 1.00 12 756 1 none Mars major planet 1.52 6794  ...
John Wilkinson, 2009
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The Cambridge Planetary Handbook
US astronomer S. Alan Stern, in 1993, proposed three classification standards regarding bodies labeled "major planet:" (1) A major planet must orbit a star directly. (2) Upper and lower size limits can be based entirely on physical reasoning.
Michael E. Bakich, 2000
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Beyond the Stars
However, throughout our galaxy our planet is better known as the major planet Urantia3p. Our major planet Urantia3p is also the third major orbiting sphere within the star system of “MonmatialA”, which is composed of one average size star ...
Lynn David Livsey, 2000
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The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System
In the original 1 960 model for the Proto-planet Theory the original condensations — floccules — had three times the mass of the Earth and several of them had to accumulate to form a major planet. In doing so they acquired spin angular ...
Michael M. Woolfson, 2000
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Is Pluto a Planet?: A Historical Journey Through the Solar ...
Neptune moved up in line: it was both the thirteenth planet, including major and minor planets, and the eighth major planet. With the discovery of Neptune, the solar system now had four giant planets in the outer solar system to go along with  ...
David Andrew Weintraub, 2007
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The Giant Planet Jupiter
The Voyagers could not reach Pluto, but now we know that Pluto is much less massive than Earth's moon and very similar to Neptune's moon Triton, so it hardly qualifies as a major planet. And there is almost certainly no other major planet ...
John Hubert Rogers, 1995
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Introduction to Physical Science, Revised Edition
Which one of the following criteria disqualifies Pluto as a major planet? (16.6) (a) sufficient mass for a round shape (b) in orbit about the Sun (c) orbit clear of other objects (d) none of the above 15. The dwarf planet Ceres is (16.6) (a) farthest ...
James Shipman, Jerry Wilson, Aaron Todd, 2009
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Barron's how to Prepare for the MCAS, English Language Arts: ...
Open-ended question: Using information from the passage, identify three reasons why some scientists do not consider Pluto to be a major planet. Rephrase the question: Underline the answers in the text and then write your topic sentence: ...
Kristie Lipka Burk, 2004
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Dictionary of Minor Planet Names
... by J. Schubart at Sonneberg. (* M 4073) Just as (1000) honors Giuseppe Piazzi, the discoverer of the first minor planet, so (2000) honors William Herschel, (1738-1822), the discoverer of the first telescopic major planet. (M 4237) Herschel is ...
Lutz D. Schmadel, 2012
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Metaphors For Musicians
Just as the VII planet is crossed out because it doesn't exist in a major key, so also the VII moon of a major planet doesn't exist. The C7 fits into the key of F major, but the Gb7 doesn't (hence the X). Again we have a single distant moon, the ...
Randy Halberstadt, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAJOR PLANET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term major planet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Planet or not, Pluto still holds scientific interest
Pluto — which famously was demoted from a "major planet" to a "dwarf planet" in 2006 — captured our imagination because it was a mystery ... «Montgomery Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Closing in on distant Pluto: New Horizons mission will offer the first …
It was decided that in order to be considered a major planet an object must satisfy all three of the following; a) it must orbit the Sun, b) it must be ... «Peterborough Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Goss: What makes a planet a planet?
A planetoid is not a planet. Or is it? Nine years ago the International Astronomical Union officially demoted Pluto from major planet status to the ... «Roanoke Times, Jun 15»
4
NASA scientist: 'Call Pluto a planet'
Another of the absurdities of the IAU's current definition is that a tiny body would be considered a major planet under certain conditions, while a ... «Deutsche Welle, Jun 15»
5
Ceres continues to thrill scientists with new mysteries
While Ceres was upgraded using the new criteria, Pluto was demoted from its major planet status. The Dawn Mission. NASA Dawn spacecraft ... «SpaceFlight Insider, Jun 15»
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NASA probe snaps Pluto's smallest moons for the first time
Getting kicked out of the major planet club always seemed a bit unfair to Pluto, considering that it has four more moons than Earth. On the other ... «Engadget, May 15»
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NASA's Spacecraft Dawn brings First ever clear pictures of Ceres
Previously, the probe studied large planet Vesta– the 2nd most massive body in the major planet belt– from 2011 to 2012, discovering many ... «The Market Business, Apr 15»
8
Bright spotlight on Dawn mission to Ceres
In contrast, Ceres's bid to reach the major planet league probably stalled quite quickly. Researchers believe its interior is dominated by a rocky ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
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NASA probe closes in on Pluto and its largest moon Charon after …
Now known as a dwarf planet after having its title of major planet unceremoniously stripped in 2006, Pluto signals the last “local” territory the ... «9news.com.au, Feb 15»
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Attention QVC Shoppers, The Moon Is A Planet
There are ten stable orbital tracks around our Sun with one major planet in eight of them. The exceptions are the asteroid belt and Pluto's orbit. «Forbes, Jan 15»

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