planetary
pla·ne·tary
adjective
1.
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”
3.
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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