terrestrial planet
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
terrestrial planet (plural terrestrial planets)
- 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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- inner planet (in the Solar System)
- silicate planet / silicon planet
- carbide planet / carbon planet
- super-Earth
- sub-Earth
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Translations[edit]
planet or exoplanet consisting chiefly of metals and rock
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