planetary

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets“planetary motion”“planetary year”Synonyms: planetal
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”Synonyms: terrestrial
having no fixed course“an erratic comet”“his life followed a wandering course”“a planetary vagabond”Synonyms: erratic 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”Synonyms: global world(a)worldwide world-wide

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. [1913 Webster]

2.Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system. [1913 Webster]

3.(Astrol.) Under the dominion or influence of a planet. "Skilled in the planetary hours." --Drayton. [1913 Webster]

4.Caused by planets. "A planetary plague." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5.Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering. "Erratical and planetary life." --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]