major planet
n 1: (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the
solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by
reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their
proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation
Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a
counterclockwise direction [syn: {planet}, {major planet}]