planetary
adjective
plan·e·tary
ˈpla-nə-ˌter-ē 
1
2
a
: of, relating to, or belonging to the earth : terrestrial
3
: having or consisting of an epicyclic train of gear wheels
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Transits also require a precise alignment between the orbital plane of a planetary system and our line of sight.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 June 2025
After Mercury’s debut in Cancer, and your seventh house of agreements, compromise and significant others, the messenger planet will square your planetary ruler, Saturn, on June 9, triggering tension with family or around your own repressed emotions.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
Though the majority of planetary systems scatter their planets without trapping them, the portion of systems with wide-orbit planets isn’t insignificant.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
For instance, sulfur dioxide is abundant in our own Venus’s atmosphere compared to Earth but the authors note is expected to be scrubbed from habitable planetary atmospheres by precipitation.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 June 2025
After Mercury’s debut in Cancer, and your seventh house of agreements, compromise and significant others, the messenger planet will square your planetary ruler, Saturn, on June 9, triggering tension with family or around your own repressed emotions.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 June 2025
Though the majority of planetary systems scatter their planets without trapping them, the portion of systems with wide-orbit planets isn’t insignificant.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
For instance, sulfur dioxide is abundant in our own Venus’s atmosphere compared to Earth but the authors note is expected to be scrubbed from habitable planetary atmospheres by precipitation.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for planetary
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“Planetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planetary. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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planetary
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plan·e·tary
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