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Another word for planetary

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Adjective

  1. So pervasive and all-inclusive as to exist in or affect the whole world

      1. Involving or extending throughout the entire world; universal:
      2. Throughout the world:
      1. Of, relating to, or affecting the entire universe:
      2. Including, relating to, or affecting all members of the class or group under consideration; applicable in all cases:
      3. Done, produced, or shared by all members of the class or group under consideration:
      1. Widespread; general.
      2. Epidemic over a wide geographic area and affecting a large proportion of the population:
      3. A pandemic disease.
      1. Having the shape of a globe; spherical.
      2. Of, relating to, or involving the entire earth; worldwide:
      3. Comprehensive; total:
      1. Of worldwide scope or applicability; universal.
      2. Of or relating to the worldwide Christian church.
      3. Concerned with establishing or promoting unity among churches or religions.
      1. Pertinent or common to the whole world:
      2. Having constituent elements from all over the world or from many different parts of the world:
      3. So sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world or conversant with many spheres of interest:
      1. Of or relating to the regions of the universe distinct from Earth.
      2. Infinitely or inconceivably extended; vast:
      1. Of broad or liberal scope; comprehensive:
      2. Including or concerning all humankind; universal:
      3. Of or involving the Roman Catholic Church.
    See also:

    specific

    limited

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Another word for planetary

Modifier

  1. Nomadic

      1. Characterized by a lack of quiet, repose, or rest:
      2. Not able to rest, relax, or be still:
      3. Having or showing a persistent desire for change or action:
      1. The Romani language.
      2. A member of any of various traditionally itinerant groups unrelated to the Romani.
      3. A part-time or temporary member of a college faculty.
      1. One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or a means of livelihood.
      2. A wanderer; a rover.
      3. One who lives on the streets or constitutes a public nuisance.
    See also:

    wandering

    traveling

  2. Earthly

    See also:

    worldly

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Sentence Examples

  • Today, all of our eggs are in a lone planetary basket, Earth.

  • He'd known it would fail, but the elders of the Planetary Council had called in their last favor.

  • Ficino was, moreover, a firm believer in planetary influences.

  • The planetary theory and other particular dynamical problems likewise occupied his attention from time to time.

  • It is represented by the ratio of a number containing about a hundred and sixty figures to unity, and so we are at once forced to the conclusion that this remarkable feature of the planetary motions must have some physical explanation.

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