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planetary planetary definition

planetary


 
  Grep  of  noun  planetary 
  kepler's  law  of  planetary  motion 
  planetary  gear 
  planetary  house 
  planetary  nebula 
 
  Overview  of  adj  planetary 
 
  The  adj  planetary  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  planetal,  planetary  --  (of  or  relating  to  or  resembling  the  physical  or  orbital  characteristics  of  a  planet  or  the  planets;  "planetary  motion";  "planetary  year") 
  2.  planetary,  terrestrial  --  (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") 
  3.  erratic,  planetary,  wandering  --  (having  no  fixed  course;  "an  erratic  comet";  "his  life  followed  a  wandering  course";  "a  planetary  vagabond") 
  4.  global,  planetary,  world,  worldwide  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  planetary 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  planetary 
 
  Sense  3 
  erratic,  planetary,  wandering 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unsettled)  ->  settled 
 
  Sense  4 
  global,  planetary,  world(postnominal),  worldwide 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  international)  ->  national 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  planetary 
 
  4  senses  of  planetary 
 
  Sense  1 
  planetal,  planetary 
  Pertains  to  noun  planet  (Sense  1) 
  =>planet 
  =>  celestial  body,  heavenly  body 
 
  Sense  2 
  planetary,  terrestrial 
  Pertains  to  noun  Earth  (Sense  1) 
  =>Earth,  world,  globe 
  =>  terrestrial  planet 
 
  Sense  3 
  erratic,  planetary,  wandering 
  =>  unsettled  (vs.  settled) 
 
  Sense  4 
  global,  planetary,  world(postnominal),  worldwide 
  =>  international  (vs.  national) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  planetary 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  planetary 
 
  planetary  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  planetary 
  interplanetary 
  planetary 
 
  Overview  of  adj  planetary 
 
  The  adj  planetary  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  planetal,  planetary  --  (of  or  relating  to  or  resembling  the  physical  or  orbital  characteristics  of  a  planet  or  the  planets;  "planetary  motion";  "planetary  year") 
  2.  planetary,  terrestrial  --  (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") 
  3.  erratic,  planetary,  wandering  --  (having  no  fixed  course;  "an  erratic  comet";  "his  life  followed  a  wandering  course";  "a  planetary  vagabond") 
  4.  global,  planetary,  world,  worldwide  --  (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") 



planetary definition