English

Etymology
From L. term|planeta|langla, term|planetes|langla < AGr. term|scpolytonic|�λανή�η�|trplan�t�s|langgrc variant of term|scpolytonic|�λάνη�|trplan�s||wanderer, planet|langgrc.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�plænɪt/
audio|en-us-planet.ogg|Audio (US)

• rhymes|ænɪt

IPA|/plæn�t/

• rhymes|ænÉ�t

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. context|obsolete|historical|,|or|astrology Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky�the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
2. astronomy Any of various rocky or gaseous spherical bodies orbiting the Sun, specifically the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The Galilean moons, four asteroids, and the dwarf planet Pluto were formerly included, in the 17th, 19th, and 20th centuries respectively.
3. context|astronomy|by extension Any similar spherically-shaped body, in orbit around a star or binary star, which dominates its orbit in size but is not massive enough for fusion.

Translations
trans-top|each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky
Arabic: ARchar|���ب (káukab) m
Armenian: Õ´Õ¸Õ¬Õ¸Ö�Õ¡Õ¯ (molorak)
Bulgarian: t+|bg|плане�а|f|trplaneta|scCyrl
Chinese: t-|cmn|��|trxíngxīng|scHani|xs=Mandarin
Croatian: t+|hr|planet|m
Czech: t+|cs|planeta|f
Dutch: t+|nl|planeet|f
Estonian: t-|et|planeet
Finnish: t+|fi|planeetta
French: t+|fr|planète|f
German: t-|de|Planet|m, t|de|Wandelstern|m qualifier|old
Italian: t+|it|pianeta|m
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Japanese: �� (����, wakusei)
Korean: �� [��] (haengseong), �� (wiseong)
Malay: t-|ms|planet|xs=Malay
Polish: t+|pl|planeta|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|planeta|m
Russian: t+|ru|плане�а|f|trplaneta|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|planeta|m
Swedish: t+|sv|planet|c
Telugu: ��రహమ� (grahamu)
Thai: THchar|�าว����ราะห� (d�w-nop-khroh)
Turkish: t+|tr|gezegen
Ukrainian: t-|uk|плане�а|f|trplaneta|scCyrl|xs=Ukrainian
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trans-top|rocky or gaseous spherical bodies orbiting the Sun
Arabic: ARchar|���ب (káukab) m
Armenian: Õ´Õ¸Õ¬Õ¸Ö�Õ¡Õ¯ (molorak)
Bulgarian: t+|bg|плане�а|f|trplaneta|scCyrl
Chinese: t-|cmn|��|trxíngxīng|scHani|xs=Mandarin
Croatian: t+|hr|planet|m
Czech: t+|cs|planeta|f
Dutch: t+|nl|planeet|f
Estonian: t-|et|planeet
Finnish: t+|fi|planeetta
French: t+|fr|planète|f
German: t-|de|Planet|m
Icelandic: t|is|reikistjarna|f, t+|is|pláneta|f
Italian: t+|it|pianeta|m
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Japanese: �� (����, wakusei)
Korean: �� [��] (haengseong), �� (wiseong)
Malay: t-|ms|planet|xs=Malay
Polish: t+|pl|planeta|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|planeta|m
Russian: t+|ru|плане�а|f|trplaneta|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|planeta|m
Swedish: t+|sv|planet|c
Telugu: ��రహమ� (grahamu)
Thai: THchar|�าว����ราะห� (d�w-nop-khroh)
Turkish: t+|tr|gezegen
Ukrainian: t-|uk|плане�а|f|trplaneta|scCyrl|xs=Ukrainian
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trans-top|similar spherically-shaped body, in orbit around a star
Arabic: ARchar|���ب (káukab) m
Armenian: Õ´Õ¸Õ¬Õ¸Ö�Õ¡Õ¯ (molorak)
Bulgarian: t+|bg|плане�а|f|trplaneta|scCyrl
Chinese: �� (xíngxīng)
Croatian: t+|hr|planet|m
Czech: t+|cs|planeta|f
Dutch: t+|nl|planeet|f
Estonian: t-|et|planeet
Finnish: t+|fi|planeetta
French: t+|fr|planète|f
German: t-|de|Planet|m
Icelandic: t|is|reikistjarna|f, t+|is|pláneta|f
Italian: t+|it|pianeta|m
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (����, wakusei)
Korean: �� [��] (haengseong), �� (wiseong)
Malay: t-|ms|planet|xs=Malay
Polish: t+|pl|planeta|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|planeta|m
Russian: t+|ru|плане�а|f|trplaneta|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|planeta|m
Swedish: t+|sv|planet|c
Telugu: ��రహమ� (grahamu)
Thai: THchar|�าว����ราะห� (d�w-nop-khroh)
Turkish: t+|tr|gezegen
Ukrainian: t-|uk|плане�а|f|trplaneta|scCyrl|xs=Ukrainian
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ttbc|Basque: planeta
ttbc|Binisayâ: planeta
ttbc|Bosnian: planeta f
ttbc|Breton: planedenn f
ttbc|Catalan: planeta f
ttbc|Czech: planeta f
ttbc|Danish: #Danish|planet
ttbc|Esperanto: planedo
ttbc|Frisian: planeet
ttbc|Middle High German: plânête m
Greek:
ttbc|: Modern: t|el|�λανή�η�|m|sc=Grek (planítis)
ttbc|: Ancient: �λάνη� (plán�s) m
ttbc|Hawaiian: h�kū hele, h�kū �ae�a, h�kū lewa
ttbc|Hebrew: ���� ��ת|�ּ�ֹ�ַ� �ֶ�ֶת (kokhav lekhet) m
ttbc|Hindi: ��रह (grah)
ttbc|Hungarian: bolygó, planéta
ttbc|Indonesian: #Indonesian|planet
ttbc|Interlingua: planeta
ttbc|Irish: pláinéad m
ttbc|Kannada: ��ರಹ (grah)
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ttbc|Latin: stella errans f, planeta m
ttbc|Latvian: plan�ta f
ttbc|Lithuanian: planeta f
ttbc|Luxembourgish: Planéit m
ttbc|Malayalam: ��രഹ� (graham) 1,2
ttbc|Maltese: pjaneta f
ttbc|Mongolian: га�иг (garig)
ttbc|Neapolitan: chianéta m
ttbc|Norwegian: #Norwegian|planet
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|س�ار� (siy�reh), FAchar|کر� (kore), FAchar|اباختر (abâxtar)
ttbc|Punjabi: ��ਰਹਿ m
ttbc|Romanian: planet�
Serbian:
:* Cyrillic: плане�а f
:* Roman: planeta f
ttbc|Sindhi: SDchar|گ�ر�ھ�ھ (girahu) m
ttbc|Slovak: planéta f
ttbc|Slovene: #Slovene|planet m
ttbc|Urdu: URchar|س�ار� (siy�rah)
ttbc|Volapük: #Volapük|planet
ttbc|isiZulu: unozungezilanga
ttbc|Welsh: planed
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Derived terms
rel-top|terms derived from "planet"
dual planet
dwarf planet
exoplanet
inner planet
minor planet
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outer planet
Planet Earth
planetary
planetarium
terrestrial planet
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Related terms
gas giant

References
First Steps to Astronomy and Geography 1828, (Hatchard & Son: Piccadilly, London)

See also
moon
orbit
solar system

Category:Astronomy

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Noun
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1. #English|planet

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1. #English|planet

Noun
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1. form of|Definite singular|plan#Swedish|plan

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