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View synonyms for terrestrial planet

terrestrial planet

[ tuh-res-tree-uhl plan-it ]

noun

, Astronomy.
  1. a planet composed mostly of metals or silica rocks: in our solar system, the terrestrial planets are the four inner planets.

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Origin of terrestrial planet1

First recorded in 1885–90

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