planetary

[PlanĀ·et*a*ry]

Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering.

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Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.

Adjective S.
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"

Adjective S.
having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond"

Adjective
of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets; "planetary motion"; "planetary year"

Adjective
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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Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.

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Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system.

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Under the dominion or influence of a planet.

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Caused by planets.

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Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering.


Planetary

Plan"et*a*ry , a. [Cf. L. planetarius an astrologer, F. plan'82taire 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.

Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.

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Usage Examples

What is a television apparatus to man, who has only to shut his eyes to see the most inaccessible regions of the seen and the never seen, who has only to imagine in order to pierce through walls and cause all the planetary Baghdads of his dreams to rise from the dust.

Our world faces a true planetary emergency. I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know it's a challenge to the moral imagination.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I believe it is essential for our planetary future to develop tools that can change the consciousness which has created the crisis that we are in.

A permanent base on Mars would have a number of advantages beyond being a bonanza for planetary science and geology. If, as some evidence suggests, exotic micro-organisms have arisen independently of terrestrial life, studying them could revolutionise biology, medicine and biotechnology.

I've always liked Saturn. But I also have some sympathy for Pluto because I heard it's been downgraded from a planet, and I think it should remain a planet. Once you've given something planetary status it's kind of mean to take it away.

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