Meanings
nounplanetary system (plural planetary systems)
plural planetary systems
- A group of smaller bodies (such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one or more stars.
Synonyms: solar system(s)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA group of smaller bodies (such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one or more stars.
Similar
solar system(s)
Also see
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 行星系, 行星系統 /行星系统
- 行星系 (xíngxīngxì)a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
- 行星系統 /行星系统 (xíngxīng xìtǒng)a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Czech planetární soustava
- planetární soustavaa group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Dutch planetenstelsel
- planetenstelsela group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Esperanto planedsistemo
- planedsistemoa group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Finnish planeettakunta
- planeettakuntaa group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
French système planétaire
- système planétairea group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
German Planetensystem
- Planetensystema group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Greek πλανητικό σύστημα
- πλανητικό σύστημα (planitikó sýstima)a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Hindi ग्रहीय मण्डल
- ग्रहीय मण्डल (grahīya maṇḍal)a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Hungarian bolygórendszer, naprendszer
- bolygórendszera group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
- naprendszera group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Irish córas pláinéadach
- córas pláinéadacha group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Japanese 惑星系
- 惑星系 (wakuseikei)a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Polish układ planetarny, system planetarny
- układ planetarnya group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
- system planetarnya group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Portuguese sistema planetário
- sistema planetárioa group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Romanian sistem planetar
- sistem planetara group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Russian плане́тная систе́ма
- плане́тная систе́ма (planétnaja sistéma)a group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Swedish planetsystem
- planetsystema group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Tagalog kabuntalaan, kaayusang buntalain
- kabuntalaana group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
- kaayusang buntalaina group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Vietnamese hệ hành tinh
- hệ hành tinha group of various non-stellar objects orbiting a star or star system
Cite this entry
APA
planetary system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planetary%20system
MLA
“planetary system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planetary%20system. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planetary system,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planetary%20system.
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