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planetary

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: planetary

1
adj
of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
2
adj
of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: planetary
1

adj of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets

planetary motion”
planetary year”
Synonyms:
planetal

adj having no fixed course

“a planetary vagabond”
Synonyms:
erratic, wandering
unsettled
not settled or established
2

adj of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants

“"planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley”
“the planetary tilt”
Synonyms:
terrestrial

adj involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

“neither national nor continental but planetary
Synonyms:
global, world, world-wide, worldwide
international
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
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