solar system
English Thesaurus
1. the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | scheme, system, |
| definition | : | a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | interplanetary medium, |
| definition | : | interplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and dust (noun.object) |
| part meronym | : | heliosphere, |
| definition | : | the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | earth, globe, world, |
| definition | : | the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | jupiter, |
| definition | : | the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | mars, red planet, |
| definition | : | a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | mercury, |
| definition | : | the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | minor planet, planetoid, |
| definition | : | any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | neptune, |
| definition | : | a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | outer planet, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | major planet, planet, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | pluto, |
| definition | : | a small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; it has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | saturn, |
| definition | : | a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | sun, |
| definition | : | the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | uranus, |
| definition | : | a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | venus, |
| definition | : | the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star' (noun.object) |
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