Meaning of PLANETARY
| Pronunciation: | | 'plani`teree
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- [adj] 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"
- [adj] having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond"
- [adj] of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets; "planetary motion"; "planetary year"
- [adj] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | erratic, global, international, planetal, terrestrial, unsettled, wandering, world(a), worldwide |
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| | Definition: | | Planetary
This graphic novel, compiled from previously published, individual comic books, follows the investigations of Planetary, an organization seeking the truth behind the myths and obscured histories of Earth. more details ... |
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| | Definition: | | \Plan"et*a*ry\, a. [Cf. L. planetarius an astrologer,
F. plan['e]taire planetary. See {Planet}.]
1. Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary
inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.
2. Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system.
3. (Astrol.) Under the dominion or influence of a planet.
``Skilled in the planetary hours.'' --Drayton.
4. Caused by planets. ``A planetary plague.'' --Shak.
5. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving;
wandering. ``Erratical and planetary life.'' --Fuller.
{Planetary days}, the days of the week as shared among the
planets known to the ancients, each having its day.
--Hutton.
{Planetary nebula}, a nebula exhibiting a uniform disk, like
that of a planet.
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