adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:/ˈplænɪtəri/
/ˈplænɪtri/
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US:/ˈplænɪˌtɛəri/
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of, or relating to the Earth; terrestrial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of, or relating to the whole Earth; global.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: global
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Epicyclic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a planetary mixer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: epicyclic
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A planetary nebula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
planetary motion
planetary year
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: planetal
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants- L.C.Eiseley
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
planetary rumblings and eructations
the planetary tilt
this terrestrial ball
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: terrestrial
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
global war
global monetary policy
neither national nor continental but planetary
a world crisis
of worldwide significance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: global, world(a), worldwide, world-wide
Antonyms: none provided
9
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
having no fixed course
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an erratic comet
his life followed a wandering course
a planetary vagabond
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: erratic, wandering
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English planet Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English planetary From planet + -ary.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
մոլորակային
(molorakayin)
— of or relating to planets
Asturian:
planetariu
— of or relating to planets
Bulgarian:
планетарен
(planetaren)
— of or relating to planets
Catalan:
planetari
— of or relating to planets
Chinese Mandarin:
行星的
(xíngxīng de)
— of or relating to planets
Cornish:
a'n planetys
— of or relating to planets
Czech:
planetární
— of or relating to planets
Dutch:
planetair
— of or relating to planets
Esperanto:
planeda
— of or relating to planets
Esperanto:
planeduma
— of or relating to planets
Finnish:
planetaarinen
— of or relating to planets
French:
planétaire
— of or relating to planets
Friulian:
planetari
— of or relating to planets
Galician:
planetario
— of or relating to planets
Georgian:
პლანეტური
(ṗlaneṭuri)
— of or relating to planets
German:
planetar
— of or relating to planets
Greek:
πλανητικός
(planitikós)
— of or relating to planets
Hebrew:
פלנטרי
— of or relating to planets
Hindi:
ग्रहीय
(grahīya)
— of or relating to planets
Ido:
planetala
— of or relating to planets
Irish:
pláinéadach
— of or relating to planets
Italian:
planetario
— of or relating to planets
Japanese:
惑星の
(wakusei no)
— of or relating to planets
Kazakh:
ғаламшардық
(ğalamşardyq)
— of or relating to planets
Macedonian:
пла́не́тен
(plánéten)
— of or relating to planets
Macedonian:
планета́рен
(planetáren)
— of or relating to planets
Macedonian:
пла́нетски
(plánetski)
— of or relating to planets
Manx:
planaidagh
— of or relating to planets
Norman:
plianétaithe
— of or relating to planets
Norwegian Bokmål:
planetarisk
— of or relating to planets
Norwegian Nynorsk:
planetarisk
— of or relating to planets
Polish:
planetarny
— of or relating to planets
Polish:
planetowy
— of or relating to planets
Portuguese:
planetário
— of or relating to planets
Romanian:
planetár
— of or relating to planets
Russian:
планета́рный
(planetárnyj)
— of or relating to planets
Russian:
плане́тный
(planétnyj)
— of or relating to planets
