planetary
/ˈplanɪt(ə)ri
/adjective
1Relating or belonging to a planet or planets: a planetary system the laws of planetary motion...
- The Universe has its own heavenly sounds, such as pulsars, planetary magnetospheres and solar winds.
- Jupiter is the largest of our nine planets, containing two-thirds of the planetary mass of our Solar System.
- In 1954 he developed his work on dynamical systems in relation to planetary motion.
1.1Relating to the earth as a planet: planetary air pollution and climatic change...
- What are the odds of one of these things hitting the planet Earth and causing planetary devastation?
- On behalf of all of us who work together for the good of the whole we urge the planetary members of the Earth to be on high alert.
- The story is that huge earthquakes are ripping earth apart, and a planetary evacuation needs to be set underway.
Origin
Late 16th century: from late Latin planetarius 'relating to the planets' (recorded only as a noun meaning 'astrologer'), from planeta 'planet'.
Rhymes
- costal
- Costa, Lúcio
- Costa Mesa
- cost an arm and a leg
- co-star
- Costard
- Costa Rica
- Costa Rican
- costate
- cost-benefit
- cost centre
- cost-cutter
- cost-cutting
- cost-effective
- cost-effectively
- cost-effectiveness
- cost-efficiency
- cost-efficient
- coster
- costermonger
- costing
- costive
- costively
- costiveness
- costliness