major planet

British  

noun

1. a planet of the solar system, as opposed to an asteroid (minor planet)

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Example Sentences

If this theorem is eventually accepted as fact, Maroon 5 are a major planet orbiting that sun: an act with the presentation of rock but the production-centric values of hip-hop.

From Slate • Sep. 28, 2018

In the American theater the death of Sherwood has an effect comparable to the removal of a major planet from a solar system.

From Time Magazine Archive

This comet was the major planet Uranus, or, as Herschel named it, Georgium Sidus.

From Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works by Holden, Edward Singleton

This was no comet, but a new major planet.

From Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works by Holden, Edward Singleton

Mercury, the smallest major planet, also the closest to the sun.

From ABC's of Science by Oliver, Charles A. (Charles Alexander)