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planetary

pla·ne·tary

UK/ˈplænɪtəri/ US/ˈplænɪtri/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets

  • “planetary motion”
  • “planetary year”
Synonyms
2.

of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants

  • “planetary rumblings and eructations” L.C.Eiseley
  • “the planetary tilt”
  • “this terrestrial ball”
Synonyms
3.

having no fixed course

  • “an erratic comet”
  • “his life followed a wandering course”
  • “a planetary vagabond”
Similar
4.

involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

  • “global war”
  • “global monetary policy”
  • “neither national nor continental but planetary”
  • “a world crisis”
  • “of worldwide significance”

Origin

From planet + -ary.

Phrases

  • dwarf planetary
  • planetary aberration
  • planetary body
  • planetary engineering
  • planetary gear
  • planetary gear train
  • planetary geology
  • planetary nebula

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