planetary
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈplænɪtəri/, IPA(key): /ˈplænɪtri/
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- (US) IPA(key): /ˈplænɪˌtɛəri/, /ˈplænəˌtɛri/
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Adjective edit
planetary (not comparable)
- (astronomy) Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.
- 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC:
- erratical and planetary life
- Of, or relating to the Earth; terrestrial.
- Of, or relating to the whole Earth; global.
- Synonym: global
- (of a gear train) epicyclic
- Synonym: epicyclic
Derived terms edit
- circumplanetary
- dwarf planetary
- extra-planetary
- extraplanetary
- interplanetary
- multiplanetary
- nonplanetary
- planetary aberration
- planetary body
- planetary engineering
- planetary gear
- planetary gear train
- planetary geology
- planetary nebula
- planetary nebula nucleus
- planetary object
- planetary ring
- planetary science
- planetary system
- preplanetary
- proplanetary
- protoplanetary
- subplanetary
- transplanetary
- triplanetary
Translations edit
of or relating to planets
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Noun edit
planetary (plural planetaries)