Meanings
nounminor planet (plural minor planets)
plural minor planets
- astronomyAn astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is not a planet or a comet.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounany of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun
Similar
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech planetka
- planetkacelestial body
Esperanto planedeto
- planedetocelestial body
German Kleinplanet
- Kleinplanetcelestial body
Hindi हीन ग्रह
- हीन ग्रह (hīn grah)celestial body
Irish fophláinéad, mionphláinéad
- fophláinéadcelestial body
- mionphláinéadcelestial body
Italian pianetino
- pianetinocelestial body
Korean 소행성체
- 소행성체 (sohaengseongche)celestial body
Norwegian småplanet
- småplanetcelestial body
Polish planetka
- planetkacelestial body
Romanian planetă minoră, miniplanetă
- planetă minorăcelestial body
- miniplanetăcelestial body
Swedish småplanet
- småplanetcelestial body
Turkish küçük gezegen
- küçük gezegencelestial body
Cite this entry
APA
minor planet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minor%20planet
MLA
“minor planet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minor%20planet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minor planet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minor%20planet.
Source: minor planet on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.