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Definition of superior planet in English: superior planetnoun Astronomy Any of the planets Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, whose orbits are further from the sun than the earth's. Example sentencesExamples - In most astrological depictions, Venus and Mercury are shown standing apart from the superior planets.
- Mercury's orbit, like that of Venus, can be divided into a complex set of phases, quite distinct from those of the Moon and those of the superior planets.
- He may have come to the same conclusion about the superior planets but this is not certain…
- Figure 2 is a diagram of the orbits of the Earth and a superior planet (those with orbits larger than those of the Earth), such as Mars.
Definition of superior planet in US English: superior planetnoun Astronomy Any of the planets Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, whose orbits are further from the sun than the earth's. Compare with inferior planet Example sentencesExamples - He may have come to the same conclusion about the superior planets but this is not certain…
- Figure 2 is a diagram of the orbits of the Earth and a superior planet (those with orbits larger than those of the Earth), such as Mars.
- Mercury's orbit, like that of Venus, can be divided into a complex set of phases, quite distinct from those of the Moon and those of the superior planets.
- In most astrological depictions, Venus and Mercury are shown standing apart from the superior planets.
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