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rocky planet

noun

Etymology

From rocky + planet.

  1. derived from πλανάω — “wander about, stray”
  2. derived from πλανήτης — “wanderer”
  3. derived from planeta
  4. derived from planete
  5. inherited from planete
  6. compounded as rocky planet — “rocky + planet”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of terrestrial planet.

    • Within the Solar System, the rocky planets are the four inner planets closest to the Sun.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for rocky planet. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA