PLANETARY

global, planetary, world, worldwide, world-wide

(adjective) 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”

erratic, planetary, wandering

(adjective) having no fixed course; “an erratic comet”; “his life followed a wandering course”; “a planetary vagabond”

planetal, planetary

(adjective) of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets; “planetary motion”; “planetary year”

planetary, terrestrial

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

planetary (not comparable)

(astronomy) Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.

Of, or relating to the Earth; terrestrial.

Of, or relating to the whole Earth; global.

Synonym: global

(of a gear train) epicyclic

Synonym: epicyclic

Noun

planetary (plural planetaries)

A planetary nebula.

Source: Wiktionary

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Plan"et*a*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. L. planetarius an astrologer, F. planétaire 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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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