planetary

IPA: pɫˈænʌtɛri

noun

  • A planetary nebula.

adjective

  • (astronomy) Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.
  • Of, or relating to the Earth; terrestrial.
  • Of, or relating to the whole Earth; global.
  • (of a gear train) epicyclic
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Examples of "planetary" in Sentences

  • Al Gore says everyone should worry about what he calls a planetary emergency.
  • Some of the most bizarre stuff you will ever see in planetary science is associated with ITAR.
  • He's urging lawmakers right now to act and to act fast to avoid what he calls a planetary emergency.
  • He said he was accepting it on behalf of everyone trying to make a difference on what he calls a planetary emergency.
  • He has also discovered a species of them, which he calls planetary nebulæ, on account of their brightness, and shining with a well defined disk.
  • Since losing the 2000 presidential race, Gore has spent much of his time traveling the world and lecturing about what he calls a planetary emergency.
  • Such events are called "planetary transits" and most of what we know about the sizes of planets outside the Solar System comes from such transit events.
  • Terraforming, or altering the atmosphere of Mars to make it habitable for humans, via planetary engineering processes, is still being discussed in planetary circles and is the seed to more current discussions of planetary or geo-engineering to reduce the impacts of global warming on our planet.

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