inferior planet

noun

: either of the planets Mercury and Venus whose orbits lie within that of the earth compare superior planet

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1633, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inferior planet was in 1633

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inferior planet

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: a planet (as Venus) whose orbit is closer to the sun than that of Earth

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