Definition of exoplanet in English:
exoplanet
noun ˈɛksəʊplanɪtˈɛksoʊˌplænət
A planet which orbits a star outside the solar system.
most of the 100 known exoplanets are comparable in mass to Jupiter
Example sentencesExamples
- Could it be an exoplanet in orbit around that young brown dwarf object at a projected distance of about 8,250 million km?
- When astronomers study all those exoplanets and the systems they inhabit, it is natural to look to our own solar system as a template for other planetary systems.
- The possible exoplanet is orbiting a star known as GQ Lup, thought to be similar to our own Sun, when it was younger.
- Many of these exoplanets are large planets that resemble the gas giants of our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- Nevertheless, this unique observing technique opens a new phase in the exploration of exoplanets, or extrasolar planets, say astronomers.
Definition of exoplanet in US English:
exoplanet
nounˈeksōˌplanətˈɛksoʊˌplænət
A planet which orbits a star outside the solar system.
most of the 100 known exoplanets are comparable in mass to Jupiter
Example sentencesExamples
- When astronomers study all those exoplanets and the systems they inhabit, it is natural to look to our own solar system as a template for other planetary systems.
- Nevertheless, this unique observing technique opens a new phase in the exploration of exoplanets, or extrasolar planets, say astronomers.
- Could it be an exoplanet in orbit around that young brown dwarf object at a projected distance of about 8,250 million km?
- Many of these exoplanets are large planets that resemble the gas giants of our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- The possible exoplanet is orbiting a star known as GQ Lup, thought to be similar to our own Sun, when it was younger.