inferior planet in English
noun
1
either of the two planets Mercury and Venus, whose orbits are closer to the sun than the earth's.
Mercury and Venus are inferior planets , those with orbits smaller than the Earth's.
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1. Orbiting within Earth's orbit, Venus is an inferior planet and never appears to venture far from the Sun; its maximum angular distance from the Sun (elongation) is 47.8°.