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Noun
[edit]dwarf planet (plural dwarf planets)
- (astronomy) 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.
- Synonyms: planetoid, quasi-planet, sub-planet
- Hypernyms: minor planet, planet, planetary-mass object
- Hyponyms: ice dwarf, plutoid
- 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Bres:
- A member of the Fomor Belt, Bres is a dwarf planet with no atmosphere.
Hyponyms
[edit]- double dwarf planet
- (Inner Solar System): Ceres
- (Outer Solar System): Eris, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, possibly also Orcus, Salacia
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a type of celestial body
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See also
[edit]- (most likely dwarf planets of the Solar System) Ceres, Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, Gonggong, Eris, Sedna
- protoplanet
Further reading
[edit]dwarf planet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia