planet

US /ˈplænət/

Definition

(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction

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Examples

Scientists are studying a new planet far from our solar system.

Word Family

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planet gốc

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AdjectiveAdj

planetal planetary

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Collocations

Easy protect our home planet
to keep safe from harm or loss regarding our home planet
Medium planet-wide ecological consequences
a collocation phrase: planet-wide ecological consequences
Hard deplete the planet of finite resources
to deplete the planet of finite resources, meaning to use up (resources or materials)
Very Hard what on planet Earth were they thinking
a collocation phrase: what on planet Earth were they thinking

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