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Definition super-Earth in British English

super-Earth noun

noun
1

a planet outside our solar system that has a mass higher than the Earth's

Example

In the strictest sense, a super earth is just a planet with more mass than Earth, but less than a larger planet like Uranus or Neptune.

Definition super-Earth in British English