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dwarf planet en · NOUN

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Etymology

Coined by analogy with dwarf star, as part of a tripartite classification of planets: classical planets (the big 8 in the Sol system), satellite planets (planetary-mass moons) and dwarf planets. Redefined by the IAU in 2006 to be a category of sub-planetary objects.

Meanings

1. A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.
   • A member of the Fomor Belt, Bres is a dwarf planet with no atmosphere. 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Bres:

Forms

Hypernyms

planet · minor planet · planetary-mass object

Hyponyms

Quaoar (Outer Solar System) · Ceres (Inner Solar System) · Haumea (Outer Solar System) · Gonggong (Outer Solar System) · Pluto (Outer Solar System) · Salacia (Outer Solar System) · possibly also Orcus (Outer Solar System) · double dwarf planet · Makemake (Outer Solar System) · Eris (Outer Solar System) · Sedna (Outer Solar System)

Relateds

protoplanet · satellite planet · dwarf planetary · major planet · planetary object

Synonyms

planetoid · sub-planet · quasi-planet

Translations (92)

lt nykštukinė planeta (a type of celestial body) · id planet katai (a type of celestial body) · yue 矮行星 (a type of celestial body) · hu törpebolygó (a type of celestial body) · ast planeta nanu (a type of celestial body) · sh patuljasti planet (a type of celestial body) · ky эргежээл планета (a type of celestial body) · fr planète naine (a type of celestial body) · ky карлик планета (a type of celestial body) · it pianeta nano (a type of celestial body) · lb Zwergplanéit (a type of celestial body) · uk ка́рликова плане́та (a type of celestial body) · is dvergreikistjarna (a type of celestial body) · sw sayari kibete (a type of celestial body) · ar كَوْكَب قَزَم (a type of celestial body) · ga abhacphláinéad (a type of celestial body) · ia planeta nano (a type of celestial body) · te మరుగుజ్జు గ్రహం (a type of celestial body) · gl planeta anano (a type of celestial body) · li dwergplaneet (a type of celestial body) · gd fo-phlanaid (a type of celestial body) · bn বামন গ্রহ (a type of celestial body) · kk ергежейлі планета (a type of celestial body) · cmn 矮行星 (a type of celestial body) · vi hành tinh lùn (a type of celestial body) · nan-hbl 矮惑星 (a type of celestial body) · scn pianeta nanu (a type of celestial body) · as বাওনা গ্ৰহ (a type of celestial body) · ja 準惑星 (a type of celestial body) · ur بَونا سَیّارَہ (a type of celestial body) · tt кәрлә планета (a type of celestial body) · th ดาวเคราะห์แคระ (a type of celestial body) · eu planeta nano (a type of celestial body) · el πλανήτης νάνος (a type of celestial body) · tr cüce gezegen (a type of celestial body) · br planedenn-gorr (a type of celestial body) · da dværgplanet (a type of celestial body) · cy corblaned (a type of celestial body) · de Zwergplanet (a type of celestial body) · ru ка́рликовая плане́та (a type of celestial body) · az cırtdan planet (a type of celestial body) · hi बौना ग्रह (a type of celestial body) · ja 矮惑星 (a type of celestial body) · nl dwergplaneet (a type of celestial body) · eo nanplanedo (a type of celestial body) · uz karlik sayyora (a type of celestial body) · sh патуљаста планета (a type of celestial body) · et kääbusplaneet (a type of celestial body) · nb dvergplanet (a type of celestial body) · af dwergplaneet (a type of celestial body) · ca planeta nan (a type of celestial body) · cs trpasličí planeta (a type of celestial body) · sl pritlikavi planet (a type of celestial body) · be ка́рлікавая плане́та (a type of celestial body) · es planeta enano (a type of celestial body) · br korrblanedenn (a type of celestial body) · tk kiçi planeta (a type of celestial body) · mn одой гариг (a type of celestial body) · pl planeta karłowata (a type of celestial body) · ka ჯუჯა პლანეტა (a type of celestial body) · cv карлик планета (a type of celestial body) · sk trpasličia planéta (a type of celestial body) · be ка́рлікавая плянэ́та (a type of celestial body) · lo ດາວເຄາະແຄະ (a type of celestial body) · ro planetă pitică (a type of celestial body) · kw planet korr (a type of celestial body) · my လူပုဂြိုလ် (a type of celestial body) · pt planeta anão (a type of celestial body) · ms planet kerdil (a type of celestial body) · ko 왜행성 (a type of celestial body) · fi kääpiöplaneetta (a type of celestial body) · tl planetang unano (a type of celestial body) · mk џуџеста планета (a type of celestial body) · id planet kerdil (a type of celestial body) · sq planet xhuxh (a type of celestial body) · lo ດາວເຄາະແຈ້ (a type of celestial body) · gv planaid crivassanagh (a type of celestial body) · nn dvergplanet (a type of celestial body) · tg сайёраи карлик (a type of celestial body) · sh patuljasta planeta (a type of celestial body) · ug پەتەك يۇلتۇز (a type of celestial body) · kab amtiweg agezlan (a type of celestial body) · nds-de Dwargplaneet (a type of celestial body) · nan-hbl 矮行星 (a type of celestial body) · hy գաճաճ մոլորակ (a type of celestial body) · bg плане́та джудже́ (a type of celestial body) · lv pundurplanēta (a type of celestial body) · eu planeta ipotx (a type of celestial body) · sv dvärgplanet (a type of celestial body) · fa-ira سَیَّارِهٔ کوتولِه (a type of celestial body) · mn одой гараг (a type of celestial body) · km ភពក្រិន (a type of celestial body)