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EXOPLANETE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Planets
DEF

A planet which orbits a star other than the Sun.

CONT

Exoplanets cannot be seen directly, but betray their existence by the gravitational pull they exert on their parent stars.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planètes
DEF

Planète située à l'extérieur du système solaire.

OBS

exoplanète; planète extrasolaire : désignations publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 23 décembre 2007.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planetas
DEF

Planeta que orbita una estrella diferente al Sol y que, por lo tanto, no pertenece a nuestro sistema solar.

OBS

exoplaneta: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la voz "exoplaneta" es un término bien formado a partir del elemento compositivo "exo-" ("fuera", "en el exterior") y el sustantivo "planeta", y que se escribe en una sola palabra, sin espacio ni guion intermedios.

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