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planetary system

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of smaller bodies (such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one or more stars.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 行星系 (xíngxīngxì) — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 行星系統 /行星系统 (xíngxīng xìtǒng) — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Czech: planetární soustava — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Dutch: planetenstelsel — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Esperanto: planedsistemo — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Finnish: planeettakunta — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • French: système planétaire — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Georgian: პლანეტური სისტემა (ṗlaneṭuri sisṭema) — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • German: Planetensystem — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Greek: πλανητικό σύστημα (planitikó sýstima) — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Hindi: ग्रहीय मण्डल (grahīya maṇḍal) — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Hungarian: bolygórendszer — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Hungarian: naprendszer — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Irish: córas pláinéadach — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Japanese: 惑星系 (wakuseikei) — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Polish: układ planetarny — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Polish: system planetarny — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Portuguese: sistema planetário — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Romanian: sistem planetar — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Russian: плане́тная систе́ма (planétnaja sistéma) — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Swedish: planetsystem — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Tagalog: kabuntalaan — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Tagalog: kaayusang buntalain — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Vietnamese: hệ hành tinh — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
  • Volapük: planetasit — a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system