Planetary means relating to or belonging to planets.
Within our own galaxy there are probably tens of thousands of planetary systems.
More Synonyms of planetary
planetary in British English
(ˈplænɪtərɪ, -trɪ)
adjective
1.
of or relating to a planet
2.
mundane; terrestrial
3.
wandering or erratic
4. astrology
under the influence of one of the planets
5.
(of a gear, esp an epicyclic gear) having an axis that rotates around that of another gear
6.
(of an electron) having an orbit around the nucleus of an atom
nounWord forms: plural-taries
7.
a train of planetary gears
planetary in American English
(ˈplænəˌtɛri)
adjective
1.
of or having to do with a planet or the planets
2.
terrestrial; global
3.
wandering; erratic
4.
moving in an orbit, like a planet
5.
designating or of an epicyclic train of gears, as in an automobile transmission
6. Astrology; Rare
under the influence of a planet
Word origin
Fr planetaire
Examples of 'planetary' in a sentence
planetary
What is it going to mean to redefine our place within these planetary systems?
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Judging by the coming planetary activity, destiny is about to organise things for you in ways you haven't imagined.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The current planetary setup is honing your capacity to assess such matters.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The current dynamic planetary activity is doing wonders for your worldly pursuits.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
More unusual degrees include sound recording and space technology and planetary exploration.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Taking advantage of the ideas and offers triggered by the current planetary setup is easy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Rarely has the planetary setup so favoured one sign.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In particular it suggests that planetary systems similar to our own could be found around many other stars.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Before him, planetary orbits were thought to be perfect circles.
Christianity Today (2000)
With positive planetary influences surrounding you today, you can turn matters to your own advantage.
The Sun (2015)
Judging by the current planetary focus on who and what brings you joy, things are good.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This week's planetary activity turns those ideas into very real possibilities.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And it is these that are accented by this week's complex planetary activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Judging by the current spectacular planetary activity, it would be insanity to refuse what comes your way.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Judging by the planetary activity between now and the end of the year, some of these should go.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It has more to do with the current unsettled planetary setup, which is influencing others as much as you.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We cruised the planetary system; explored the innards of physicists' brains.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
With the planetary emphasis on new ideas, you're better off learning as much as you can.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Today's planetary influences bring the weird and wonderful into your life, so anything old or unusual will interest you.
The Sun (2015)
If confirmed, the moons would be the first found outside the solar system and be a huge step forward in understanding how planetary systems form and evolve.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yet with the current powerful planetary emphasis on the portion of your chart that accents such alliances, you've no option.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Today's emphasis is on your ego, as there are a few planetary influences showing that you need to feel important.
The Sun (2015)
Ordinarily you're happy to leave burdensome matters to others, but the current rather tricky planetary activity is unleashing your stubborn side.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Mankind has taken Just two other images of Earth from the outer solar system during more than half a century of planetary exploration.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
planetary
British English: planetary ADJECTIVE
Planetary means relating to or belonging to planets.
Within our own galaxy there are probably tens of thousands of planetary systems.
American English: planetary
Brazilian Portuguese: planetário
Chinese: 行星的
European Spanish: planetario
French: planétaire
German: Planeten-
Italian: planetario
Japanese: 惑星の
Korean: 행성의
European Portuguese: planetário
Latin American Spanish: planetario
1 (adjective)
Synonyms
terrestrial
terrestrial life forms
earthly
They lived in an earthly paradise.
mundane
spiritual immortals who had transcended the mundane world
sublunary
tellurian
terrene
2 (adjective)
Synonyms
moving
travelling
troupes of travelling actors
journeying
wandering
a band of wandering musicians
variable
Weather conditions are variable and change from day to day.
erratic
gleaming balls of light, darting about the sky in erratic movement
vacillating
aberrant
His rages and aberrant behaviour worsened.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of aberrant
Definition
not normal, accurate, or correct
His rages and aberrant behaviour worsened.
Synonyms
abnormal,
odd,
strange,
extraordinary,
wandering,
curious,
weird,
peculiar,
eccentric,
straying,
queer (archaic),
irregular,
rambling,
erratic,
deviant (old-fashioned),
defective,
off-the-wall (slang),
oddball (informal),
divergent,
anomalous,
untypical,
wacko (slang, old-fashioned),
outré,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of earthly
Definition
of life on earth as opposed to any heavenly or spiritual state
They lived in an earthly paradise.
Synonyms
worldly,
material,
physical,
secular,
mortal,
mundane,
terrestrial,
temporal,
human,
materialistic,
profane,
telluric,
sublunary,
non-spiritual,
tellurian,
terrene
in the sense of erratic
gleaming balls of light, darting about the sky in erratic movement
Synonyms
wandering,
planetary,
meandering,
directionless
Nearby words of
planetary
plan
plane
planet
planetary
plangent
plank
planning
Synonyms of 'planetary'
planetary
Explore 'planetary' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of mundane
Definition
relating to the world or worldly matters
spiritual immortals who had transcended the mundane world
Synonyms
earthly,
worldly,
human,
material,
fleshly,
secular,
mortal,
terrestrial,
temporal,
sublunary
in the sense of travelling
troupes of travelling actors
Synonyms
itinerant,
moving,
touring,
mobile,
wandering,
unsettled,
roaming,
migrant,
restless,
roving,
nomadic,
migratory,
peripatetic,
wayfaring
in the sense of variable
Definition
likely to change at any time
Weather conditions are variable and change from day to day.