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Meaning of 'planetary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Planetary [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.
- Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system.
- Under the dominion or influence of a planet.
- Caused by planets.
- Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering.

Meaning of 'planetary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . planetary [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
Example in sentence:
  • planetary motion;
  • planetary year
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
Example in sentence:
  • planetary rumblings and eructations;
  • the planetary tilt;
  • this terrestrial ball
3 . planetary [ s]
Meaning (3):
- having no fixed course
Example in sentence:
  • a planetary vagabond;
  • an erratic comet;
  • his life followed a wandering course
Meaning (4):
- involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
Example in sentence:
  • a world crisis;
  • global monetary policy;
  • global war;
  • neither national nor continental but planetary;
  • of worldwide significance

Nearby Words:

placability placable placableness placard placarded placarding placate placated placating placation

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