planet
noun
- Also called major planet.any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet.
- a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
- (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
Origin of planet
Related Words for planet
sphere, earth, globe, world, asteroid, marble, orb, apple, planetoid, terreneExamples from the Web for planet
Contemporary Examples of planet
Andy Serkis, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Do you want to be on the wrong side of history, Academy?
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’Marlow Stern
January 6, 2015
In fact, Mexico buys and sells more US goods than any other country on the planet except for Canada.
Good for her—but what a shameful indictment of Planet Fashion.
With Batman and Planet of the Apes, you seem to be operating around 15 years ahead of the culture.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ SequelMarlow Stern
December 17, 2014
Why was a master photographer recruited to work with one of the most successful liquor brands on the planet?
The Restaurant, Flask, And Photography Worthy of The Macallan WhiskyDecember 16, 2014
Historical Examples of planet
That, at least, is a legitimate inference to draw from the history of life on this planet.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
I didn't mean the revolutions on a planet, but the revolutions of a planet.
Above his head are the three symbols of the Moon, the Sun, and the planet Venus.
The Babylonian Legends of the CreationBritish Museum
The sun does not shine the less because one side of our planet is in darkness.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
The real rustic does think London the finest place on the planet.
Alarms and DiscursionsG. K. Chesterton