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Meaning of tertiary planet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tertiary, planet. (the third planet; usually counting outwards from the central sun)
A planet of the third-degree/third-order. The planet of a planet (secondary planet) of a planet (primary planet). An object (moonmoon) which orbits an object (moon) which orbits an object (planet) which orbits a star.
archaic
An aspect in astrology, a calculated node in a reading, that is not a real planet.

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

tertiary sector tertiary source tertiary structure tertiary student tertiary work tertiary-level education