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INTERPLANETARY SPACE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of outer space within the solar system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("interplanetary space" is a kind of...):
part; region (the extended spatial location of something)
Meronyms (parts of "interplanetary space"):
asteroid belt (the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interplanetary space"):
interplanetary medium (interplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and dust)
Holonyms ("interplanetary space" is a part of...):
outer space; space (any location outside the Earth's atmosphere)
