exoplanet

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Noun

exoplanet (plural exoplanets)

1. (astronomy, planetology) A planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.

   Synonyms: exosolar planet, extrasolar planet

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   • 2007, Alexander Hellemans, "Dangling a COROT ↗", Scientific American, vol. 297, no. 3, p. 32:

     More such announcements will likely come in the months to follow, as the first space observatory dedicated to hunting exoplanets, called COROT, begins full operation and researchers complete their calculations.

Translations

• French: exoplanète
• German: Exoplanet, extrasolarer Planet
• Portuguese: exoplaneta, planeta extrassolar
• Russian: экзопла́нета
• Spanish: exoplaneta, planeta extrasolar

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