planetic

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/pləˈnɛtɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to planets; planetary.

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planetical
OriginLatin planeticus ← Ancient Greek πλανητικός →
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Meanings

adjectiveplanetic (comparative more planetic, superlative most planetic)

comparative more planetic · superlative most planetic

  1. rareastronomyOf or relating to planets; planetary.

    Synonyms: planetical

  2. figurativelyobsoleteEver-changing; erratic, turbulent.
  3. biologyOf or relating to the transfer of nuclei between cells (in certain fungi and algae species).

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to planets; planetary.

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planetical

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπλανητικός
  2. Latinplaneticus
  3. Englishplanetic

Borrowed from Latin planeticus, from Ancient Greek πλανητικός (planētikós), from πλανητός (planētós, “wandering; planetary”), from πλανήτης (planḗtēs, “wanderer, planet”), from πλανάω (planáō, “to wander”) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent noun suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with planetic

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Anagrams

pectinal
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APA

planetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planetic

MLA

“planetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planetic.

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