giant planet

English

Noun

giant planet (plural giant planets)

1. (astronomy, planets) A planet larger than terrestrial planets, composed mostly of gases and astronomical ices.

Hypernyms

• major planet
• planet

Hyponyms

• gas giant/gas giant planet
  • Jovian planet
    • super-Jovian / super-Jupiter
    • sub-Jovian / sub-Jupiter
• ice giant/ice giant planet
  • Neptunian planet
    • super-Neptune
    • sub-Neptune
• outer planet (in the Solar System)
• supergiant planet
• superplanet
• hypergiant planet

Coordinate terms

• terrestrial planet
  • carbon planet / carbide planet
  • silicon planet / silicate planet

Related terms

• dwarf planet
• minor planet

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巨行星 (zh) (jùxíngxīng)

• Hungarian: óriásbolygó (hu)
• Irish: ollphláinéad m
• Romanian: planetă gigant f

References

• giant planet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia