Pluto
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- proper noun
- /ˈpluːtoʊ/
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Plutón
- Missions have included visits to every confirmed planet except Pluto, as well as to some planetary satellites along the way.
- the planet Pluto
- Pluto and Charon
- Pluto's orbit
Or are the planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, and perhaps even some others.
- Or are the planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, and perhaps even some others.
- That's longer than it takes NASA to fly to Pluto, so scientists say there's nothing to worry.
- We found Erias, we found Cedna, these objects which resembled Pluto.
- I think I'm all for it, even if it means that Pluto would also be classified as a planet again as well.
- That's four times further out than the Pluto, than the Pluto, the Pluto, hi, Pluto.
Examples
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Pluto isn't considered a proper planet.
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When I was a kid, Pluto was a great planet.
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When we reached Pluto, there was only ice and water on the planet.
Academic text (1990) -
I was saying, this rocket should take you as far as Pluto.
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Is it Earth, Mercury, Pluto or Jupiter?
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Our course will take us beyond Pluto and back to spacedock.
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Locked in the outer reaches of the Solar System, Pluto has received from us only a little attention.
Academic text (2004) -
As measurements of Pluto's size got better and better, the planet kept getting smaller and smaller.
Academic text (2002) -
And you know about the Kuiper Belt because it's why Pluto was demoted, right?
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Scientists believe that Pluto is covered in a thin layer of ice and has a complex surface.
Synonyms
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A large round body in space that moves around a star
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A small rock in space that orbits the Sun like a tiny planet
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A large planet that orbits the Sun beyond the asteroid belt, like Jupiter
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A small icy or rocky body that orbits the Sun beyond Neptune
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pluto for the dwarf planet comes from the Roman god Ploutōn, whose name comes from Greek ploutos meaning 'wealth', because the underworld was thought to hold hidden riches; that's why this cold, distant world was given that powerful ancient name.