Hypertext Webster Gateway: "planetary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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