English adjective: planetary | |||
1. | planetary of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets | ||
Samples | Planetary motion. Planetary year. | ||
Synonyms | planetal | ||
2. | planetary of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants | ||
Samples | Planetary rumblings and eructations. The planetary tilt. This terrestrial ball. | ||
Synonyms | terrestrial | ||
3. | planetary having no fixed course | ||
Samples | An erratic comet. His life followed a wandering course. A planetary vagabond. | ||
Synonyms | erratic, wandering | ||
Similar | unsettled | ||
Antonyms | settled | ||
4. | planetary involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope | ||
Samples | Global war. Global monetary policy. Neither national nor continental but planetary. A world crisis. Of worldwide significance. | ||
Synonyms | global, world, world-wide, worldwide | ||
Similar | international | ||
Antonyms | national | ||