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solar system

/ˈsəʊlə sɪstəm/noun

उच्चारण सोल सिस्टम

सौरमंडल, सौर-परिवार

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [sing.]

    (the solar system) the sun and all the planets, moons and other objects that move around it

    सौरमंडल, सौर-परिवार

    • Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system.
    • Our solar system is part of the Milky Way galaxy.
  2. 2

    [C]

    a similar system of planets moving around another star

    (किसी दूसरे तारे का) ग्रह-मंडल

    • Astronomers have discovered thousands of planets in other solar systems.
    • Astronomers hope to find signs of life in a distant solar system.
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General knowledge

The eight planets in order from the sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

सूर्य से दूरी के क्रम में आठ ग्रह हैं: Mercury (बुध), Venus (शुक्र), Earth (पृथ्वी), Mars (मंगल), Jupiter (बृहस्पति), Saturn (शनि), Uranus (अरुण) और Neptune (वरुण)।