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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PLANETARY is a 9 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | erratic, global, international, planetal, terrestrial, unsettled, wandering, world(a), worldwide |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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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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