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tertiary planet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
ter-tiary -plan-et
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tertiary, planet. (the third planet; usually counting outwards from the central sun)

noun

A planet of the third-degree/third-order. The planet of a planet (secondary planet) of a planet (primary planet). An object (moonmoon) which orbits an object (moon) which orbits an object (planet) which orbits a star.

Archaic

noun

An aspect in astrology, a calculated node in a reading, that is not a real planet.

Etymology

From tertiary + planet.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tertiary planets (plural)

Questions

What does tertiary planet mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tertiary, planet. (the third planet; usually counting outwards from the central sun)
Where does tertiary planet come from?
From tertiary + planet.

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