exoplanet

noun

exo·​plan·​et ˈek-sō-ˌpla-nət 

ˌek-sō-ˈpla-

: a planet orbiting a star that is not our sun

Examples of exoplanet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What advantage are the exomoons offering you over an exoplanet in the search for life? — Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2026

Imagine if a future mission saw beauty like this from space on a far off exoplanet, or even a planet outside of our solar system. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 July 2026

Scientists can draw on it to identify and study 100,000 exoplanets, hundreds of millions of galaxies, billions of stars, and rare objects and phenomena — including some that astronomers have never witnessed before. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Many exoplanets are stuck in inhospitable orbits that make life or just the presence of liquid water impossible, and this stop on the tour brings home Earth’s good fortune. — Rob Pegoraro, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exoplanet

• pomegranate
• gannet
• granite
• planet
• intranet