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double planet

double planet noun: a planet with a moon large enough to be considered a planet, were the planet not there, having a substantial portion of the system's overall mass.

Noun

double planet (plural double planets)

  1. A planet with a moon large enough to be considered a planet, were the planet not there, having a substantial portion of the system's overall mass.
    Synonyms:
    binary planet
  2. A pair of planemos in orbit around each other, where the barycenter of their orbits lies outside of both planemos, which in turn is in orbit about a star.
  3. A pair of planemos in orbit around each other, where the barycenter of their orbits lies outside of both planemos.
  4. A planemo with a moon large enough to be considered a planemo, having a substantial portion of the system's overall mass.

Synonyms of double planet

Forms of double planet

pluraldouble planets

Questions about double planet

What does double planet mean?
Double planet means a planet with a moon large enough to be considered a planet, were the planet not there, having a substantial portion of the system's overall mass.
What part of speech is double planet?
Double planet is a noun.
What is the plural of double planet?
The plural of double planet is double planets.

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