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terrestrial planet

terrestrial planet noun: any planet of the solar system or any exoplanet which is "Earth-like" in the sense that it is composed primarily of metals and rock, in contrast to a planet which is a gas giant.

Noun

terrestrial planet (plural terrestrial planets)

  1. Any planet of the solar system or any exoplanet which is "Earth-like" in the sense that it is composed primarily of metals and rock, in contrast to a planet which is a gas giant.
    Synonyms:
    rocky planet, tellurian planet, telluric planet

terrestrial planet meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malay

terrestrial planet in Hindi

planet or exoplanet consisting chiefly of metals and rock
स्थलीय ग्रह sthalīya grah

terrestrial planet in Tamil

planet or exoplanet consisting chiefly of metals and rock
புவியொத்த கோள் puviyotta kōḷ

terrestrial planet in Bengali

planet or exoplanet consisting chiefly of metals and rock
শিলাময় গ্রহ śilamoẏ groho

terrestrial planet in Malay

planet or exoplanet consisting chiefly of metals and rock
planet bumian
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terrestrial planet in Indonesian
planet kebumian
terrestrial planet in Thai
ดาวเคราะห์คล้ายโลก
terrestrial planet in Vietnamese
hành tinh đất đá

Synonyms of terrestrial planet

Forms of terrestrial planet

pluralterrestrial planets

Questions about terrestrial planet

What does terrestrial planet mean?
Terrestrial planet means any planet of the solar system or any exoplanet which is "Earth-like" in the sense that it is composed primarily of metals and rock, in contrast to a planet which is a gas giant.
What is terrestrial planet in Hindi?
Terrestrial planet in Hindi is स्थलीय ग्रह (sthalīya grah). See Terrestrial planet meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is terrestrial planet?
Terrestrial planet is a noun.
What is the plural of terrestrial planet?
The plural of terrestrial planet is terrestrial planets.

Words near terrestrial planet in the dictionary

  1. Terrestrial Dynamical Time
  2. terrestrial guenon
  3. terrestrial guenons
  4. terrestrial navigation
  5. terrestrial navigations
  6. terrestrial planet
  7. terrestrial planets
  8. terrestrial telescope
  9. terrestrial telescopes
  10. terrestrial time
  11. terrestrialisation

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