Definitions for planetary

planetary plan·e·tar·y

Spelling: [plan-i-ter-ee]
IPA: /ˈplæn ɪˌtɛr i/

Planetary is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 477 anagrams from letters in planetary (aaelnprty).

Definitions for planetary

noun

  1. Machinery. a planetary gear train.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a planet or the planets.
  2. wandering; erratic.
  3. terrestrial; global.
  4. Machinery. noting or pertaining to an epicyclic gear train in which a sun gear is linked to one or more planet gears also engaging with an encircling ring gear.

Origin of planetary

From the Latin word planētārius, dating back to 1585-95. See planet, -ary

Examples for planetary

You get in touch with planetary health services immediately!

I see sir, that you are most apt in the calculation of the planetary hours.

The leading neocons competed with each other to come up with the most grandiose vision of Middle East and planetary restructuring.

The Daily Pic: Michael Benson's planetary art hovers between sci-fi and astronomy.

The planetary rulers had taken no chances of tampering with their propaganda.

“The Martian Chroniclers”Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker A new era in planetary exploration.

Some of those plans for planetary defense sound like they were ripped right out of a Michael Bay movie.

Higher incomes lead to greater demand on planetary resources and more interdependence.

But there are hundreds of planetary bodies now known that were then not known.

The planetary president, Wilcox, is in alliance with the war party.

Word Value for planetary
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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