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mini-neptune

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
mini-nep-tune
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A planet less massive than Neptune but resembling Neptune in that it has a thick hydrogen-helium atmosphere, probably with deep layers of ice, rock or liquid oceans (made of water, ammonia, a mixture of both, or heavier volatiles).

Inflected Forms

mini-Neptunes (plural)

Synonyms

gas dwarf transitional planet

Questions

What does mini-neptune mean?
A planet less massive than Neptune but resembling Neptune in that it has a thick hydrogen-helium atmosphere, probably with deep layers of ice, rock or liquid oceans (made of water, ammonia, a mixture of both, or heavier volatiles).

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