planetary : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: planetary	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for planetary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
planetary adj of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets; "planetary motion"; "planetary year" Synonym(s): planetal, planetary of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial ball" Synonym(s): planetary, terrestrial having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond" Synonym(s): erratic, planetary, wandering involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" Synonym(s): global, planetary, world(a), worldwide, world-wide
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Planetary \Plan"etary\, a. [Cf. L. planetarius an astrologer, F. plan[82]taire planetary. See {Planet}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year. 2. Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system. 3. (Astrol.) Under the dominion or influence of a planet. [bd]Skilled in the planetary hours.[b8] --Drayton. 4. Caused by planets. [bd]A planetary plague.[b8] --Shak. 5. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering. [bd]Erratical and planetary life.[b8] --Fuller. {Planetary days}, the days of the week as shared among the planets known to the ancients, each having its day. --Hutton. {Planetary nebula}, a nebula exhibiting a uniform disk, like that of a planet.