Superior Planet (Noun)
Meaning
Any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- Jupiter is a superior planet with the largest mass of all the planets in our solar system.
- The superior planets are composed primarily of hydrogen, helium, and other gases that are less dense than Earth.
- Mars is classified as a superior planet due to its orbit around the sun being far beyond that of our planet.
- In our solar system there are four superior planets including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- A superior planet called Uranus, has a magnetic field but unlike Earth it is highly tilted with respect to its axis.