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planet meaning in Tamil

கிரகம் kirakam

/ˈplænɪt//ˈplænət/

planet in Tamil: கிரகம் (kirakam), கோள் (kōḷ). In English, planet means 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.

Tamil words for planet

each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky
கிரகம் kirakam, கோள் kōḷ
rocky or gaseous spherical bodies orbiting the Sun
கோள் kōḷ
similar body in orbit around a star
கோள் kōḷ

English meaning of planet

  1. noun 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. noun Any body that orbits the Sun, including the asteroids (as minor planets) and sometimes the moons of those bodies (as satellite planets).
  3. noun A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU usage, which directly orbits a star (or multiple star) and dominates the region of its orbit; specifically, in the case of the Solar system, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  4. noun Construed with the or this: The Earth.

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Questions about planet in Tamil

What is the meaning of planet in Tamil?
Planet in Tamil is கிரகம் (kirakam), கோள் (kōḷ).
planet என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Planet: கிரகம் (kirakam), கோள் (kōḷ).
What does planet mean in English?
Planet means 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.

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