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say it: PLAN-uh-ter-ee
planetary is an adjective meaning "of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets". It is pronounced /ˈplænəˌtɛɹi/ — PLAN-uh-ter-ee. It carries 4 recorded senses.
of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
“planetary motion”
“planetary year”
of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
“planetary rumblings and eructations”
“the planetary tilt”
“this terrestrial ball”
having no fixed course
“an erratic comet”
“his life followed a wandering course”
“a planetary vagabond”
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for planetary come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.