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interplanetary, a.|-ˈplænɪtərɪ|
[inter- 4 a.]
Situated between the planets. Also, existing between planets or pertaining to travel between planets.
a1691Boyle Hist. Air (1692) 1 The air..is different from the æther (or vacuum) in the..interplanetary spaces. 1842Grove Corr. Phys. Forces (1874) 124 Unless the matter or ether in the interplanetary spaces be infinitely elastic. 1880Haughton Phys. Geog. i. 5 Meteoric stones, which enter the earth's atmosphere from the interplanetary spaces. 1897Pearson's Mag. July 116/1 Cylinder followed cylinder in its interplanetary flight. 1901Daily News 7 Jan. 5/1 Dreams of inter-planetary communication. 1931D. Lasser Conquest of Space 13 Ignorance and prejudice..surround the ‘interplanetary rocket’ question. 1936‘J. Beynon’ Planet Plane iii. 28 Mr. Curtance is going to try to win the Keuntz Prize for the inter-planetary flight. 1943C. S. Lewis Perelandra vi. 91 In obscure works of ‘scientification’, in little Interplanetary Societies and Rocketry Clubs. 1950Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. IX. 300 Should be able to take the Interplanetary Age, when it comes, without hysteria. 1957Economist 2 Nov. 377 The artificial satellite circling the earth was to be a proud reminder of the distance covered along the road from the wooden plough to the inter-planetary rocket. 1960Analog Science Fact/Fiction Oct. 30/1 Maybe they were bravely defending their own planet by hunting down an interplanetary raider. 1962[see cosmic a. 3 b]. |