plan·e·tary /ˈplænəˌtɛri/
(a.)行星的;漂泊的
Plan·et·a·ry a.
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.”
4. Caused by planets. “A planetary plague.”
5. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering. “Erratical and planetary life.”
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.
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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]