planetary
nounEtymology From planet + -ary.
1
A planetary nebula.
planetary
adjUK /ˈplænɪtəri/ · US /ˈplænɪˌtɛəri/
Etymology From planet + -ary.
1
Astronomy, Natural sciences Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.
- erratical and planetary life1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
2
Of, or relating to the Earth; terrestrial.
3
Of, or relating to the whole Earth; global.
4
Of a gear train Epicyclic.
- a planetary mixer
- Derived terms
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biplanetary, circumplanetary, dwarf planetary, extraplanetary, extra-planetary, interplanetary, multiplanetary, nonplanetary, planetarian, planetarily, 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, planetary wave, preplanetary, proplanetary, protoplanetary, subplanetary, superplanetary, transplanetary, triplanetary, ultraplanetary, uniplanetary