terrestrial planet

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === terrestrial planet (plural terrestrial planets) Any planet of the solar system or any exoplanet which is "Earth-like" in the sense that it is composed primarily of metals and rock, in contrast to a planet which is a gas giant. Synonyms: rocky planet, tellurian planet, telluric planet ==== Hypernyms ==== major planet planet ==== Hyponyms ==== inner planet (in the Solar System) silicate planet / silicon planet carbide planet / carbon planet super-Earth sub-Earth ==== Coordinate terms ==== giant planet gas giant ice giant ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== dwarf planet minor planet