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terrestrial planet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
ter-res-tri-al -plan-et
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

terrestrial planets (plural)

Phrases

dwarf planet minor planet

Frequently Paired Words

dwarf planet minor planet gas giant ice giant giant planet

Synonyms

rocky planet tellurian planet telluric planet

Questions

What does terrestrial planet mean?
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.

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