Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Planetary \Plan"et*a*ry\, a. [Cf. L. planetarius an astrologer,
F. plan['e]taire planetary. See Planet.]
1. Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary
inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.
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2. Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system.
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3. (Astrol.) Under the dominion or influence of a planet.
"Skilled in the planetary hours." --Drayton.
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4. Caused by planets. "A planetary plague." --Shak.
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5. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving;
wandering. "Erratical and planetary life." --Fuller.
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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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
planetary nebula
n 1: a nebula that was once thought to be a star with its
planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded
by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a
fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star