Definition and Synonyms for Planetary

Definition of Planetary

1. Of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets Adjective
2. Of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants Adjective
3. Having no fixed course Adjective Satellite
4. Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope Adjective Satellite

planet
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1. (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
planet
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1. (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
earth
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1. the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

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Etymology for planetary