Synonyms for planet
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : plan-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈplæn ɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for planet Other synonyms for the word planet
Définition of planet
Origin :- late Old English planete, from Old French planete (Modern French planète), from Late Latin planeta, from Greek planetes, from (asteres) planetai "wandering (stars)," from planasthai "to wander," of unknown origin, possibly from PIE *pele- (2) "flat, to spread" on notion of "spread out." So called because they have apparent motion, unlike the "fixed" stars. Originally including also the moon and sun; modern scientific sense of "world that orbits a star" is from 1630s.
- noun celestial body orbiting a star
- That, at least, is a legitimate inference to draw from the history of life on this planet.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- I didn't mean the revolutions on a planet, but the revolutions of a planet.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
- Above his head are the three symbols of the Moon, the Sun, and the planet Venus.
- Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum
- The sun does not shine the less because one side of our planet is in darkness.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- The real rustic does think London the finest place on the planet.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- For what man is to this planet, what the eye is to man himself, Poetry is to Literature.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- A ton on some other planet, where the attraction of gravity is less, does not weigh half a ton.
- Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
- With his gun loaded he could face the whole Mercutian planet.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- No. 17); the third is the mother of the planet Jupiter (comp.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- The beast and planet spirits of Yang Oerlang pressed the apes hard.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
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