Difference between planet and macula

planet

Definitions

noun

  1. a person who follows or serves another
  2. (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
  3. any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star

Examples

They are essential atmospheric cladding which prevents the earth from becoming a frozen planet.

The terrestrial planets in our solar system all have very specific spectroscopic fingerprints that tell us quite a bit about their atmospheres.

They establish a colony on Ragol but this perfect planet soon unleashes a few surprises and all hell breaks loose.

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macula

Definitions

noun

  1. a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
  2. a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field
  3. a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision

Examples

Northern migratory species winter in the savanna, such as spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia, barn swallow Hirundo rustica and blackpoll warbler Dendroica striata.

The immaculately tended gardens are an oasis in the midst of Cairo's urban sprawl.

Hence there is in sin a peculiar inconformity to the holiness of God; which is the "macula," the "spot," "stain," and

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