Found 2 items, similar to Planetary.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: planetary planetary adj 1: of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets; “planetary motion”; “planetary year” [syn: planetal] 2: 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” [syn: terrestrial] 3: having no fixed course; “an erratic comet”; “his life followed a wandering course”; “a planetary vagabond” [syn: erratic, wandering] 4: 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” [syn: global, world(a), worldwide]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Planetary 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]