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Planetary

/ˈplæ.nə.ˌtɛr.i/

A planetary nebula.

📖 Definitions of "Planetary"

noun
  1. 1

    A planetary nebula.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.

  2. 2

    Of, or relating to the Earth; terrestrial.

  3. 3

    Of, or relating to the whole Earth; global.

  4. 4

    (of a gear train) epicyclic

🔄 Synonyms of "Planetary"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
erraticnounUnsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.
worldnoun(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.
unsettledNot in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
wanderingnounWhich wanders; travelling from place to place.
globalnounConcerning all parts of the world.
worldwideThroughout the world.
planetalOf or relating to planets; planetary.
internationalnounOf or having to do with more than one nation.
terrestrialnounOf, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants, earthly.

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internationalnounOf or having to do with more than one nation.
worldwideThroughout the world.
globalnounConcerning all parts of the world.
worldnoun(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.
terrestrialnounOf, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants, earthly.
wanderingnounWhich wanders; travelling from place to place.
erraticnounUnsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.
unsettledNot in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
planetalOf or relating to planets; planetary.
starnounAny small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
planetnoun(astronomy, current) A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU usage, which directly orbits a star (or multiple star) and dominates the region of its orbit; specifically, in the case of the Solar system, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
sunnounThe star that is closest to the Earth.
cosmicOf or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
planetariumnounA display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.
globenounThe planet Earth.
sidenounA bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
world-wideAlternative form of worldwide. [Spanning the world; global.]
globalizedverb(transitive) to make something global in scope, as:
planetsthe third studio album by the American rock band Adema.
celestialnounRelating to the sky or outer space, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.

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