planetary meaning and definition

PLANETARY adjective

Definition of planetary (adjective)

1. of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
   • "planetary motion"; "planetary year"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: terrestrial
3. having no fixed course
   • "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: global, world, worldwide, world-wide