Thesaurus: planetary

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1. a. Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.
2. a. Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system.
3. a. Under the dominion or influence of a planet.
4. a. Caused by planets.
5. a. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering.
6. adj. of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
7. adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
8. adj. having no fixed course
9. adj. involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
10. 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. "Skilled in the planetary hours." Drayton. 4. Caused by planets. "A planetary plague." Shak. 5. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering. "Erratical and planetary life." 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.
11. Under the dominion or influence of a planet. "Skilled in theplanetary hours." Drayton.
12. j:97/n:3 a. of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants