terrestrial planet
noun1
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.
- Related terms
- dwarf planet, minor planet
- Hypernyms
- major planet, planet
- Hyponyms
- inner planet, silicate planet, silicon planet, carbide planet, carbon planet, super-Earth, sub-Earth
- Coordinate terms
- gas giant, ice giant, giant planet