dwarf planet
dwarf planet noun: a planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.
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Noun
dwarf planet (plural dwarf planets)
- A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.
- A member of the Fomor Belt, Bres is a dwarf planet with no atmosphere.2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Bres
- Synonyms:
- planetoid, quasi-planet, sub-planet
dwarf planet meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
dwarf planet in Hindi
- a type of celestial body
- बौना ग्रह baunā grah
dwarf planet in Urdu
- a type of celestial body
- بَونا سَیّارَہ baunā saiyāra
dwarf planet in Bengali
- a type of celestial body
- বামন গ্রহ bamon groho
dwarf planet in Telugu
- a type of celestial body
- మరుగుజ్జు గ్రహం marugujju grahaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- dwarf planet in Assamese
- বাওনা গ্ৰহ baüna groh
- dwarf planet in Tagalog
- planetang unano
- dwarf planet in Arabic
- كَوْكَب قَزَم kawkab qazam
- dwarf planet in Malay
- planet kerdil
- dwarf planet in Indonesian
- planet kerdil, planet katai
- dwarf planet in Thai
- ดาวเคราะห์แคระ daao-krɔ́-krɛ́
- dwarf planet in Vietnamese
- hành tinh lùn
- dwarf planet in Myanmar
- လူပုဂြိုလ် lupu.gruil
Synonyms of dwarf planet
- planetoid
- quasi-planet
- sub-planet
Forms of dwarf planet
| plural | dwarf planets |
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Origin of dwarf planet
Coined by analogy with dwarf star, as part of a tripartite classification of planets: classical planets (the big 8 in the Sol system), satellite planets (planetary-mass moons) and dwarf planets. Redefined by the IAU in 2006 to be a category of sub-planetary objects.
Questions about dwarf planet
- What does dwarf planet mean?
- Dwarf planet means a planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.
- What is dwarf planet in Hindi?
- Dwarf planet in Hindi is बौना ग्रह (baunā grah). See Dwarf planet meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dwarf planet?
- Dwarf planet is a noun.
- What is the plural of dwarf planet?
- The plural of dwarf planet is dwarf planets.
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