Meanings
adjectivecircumplanetary (not comparable)
- not comparableastronomySurrounding a planet
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
- Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
- Latincircus
- Latincircum
- Latincircum-
- Englishcircum-
- Englishplanet
- Englishplanetary
- Englishcircumplanetary
Translations
French circumplanétaire
- circumplanétaireTranslations
Hungarian bolygó körüli
- bolygó körüliTranslations
Polish okołoplanetarny
- okołoplanetarnyTranslations
Russian околоплане́тный
- околоплане́тный (okoloplanétnyj)Translations
Ukrainian навколоплане́тний
- навколоплане́тний (navkoloplanétnyj)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
circumplanetary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumplanetary
MLA
“circumplanetary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumplanetary. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumplanetary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumplanetary.
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