Meanings
nounplanetology (uncountable)
- uncountableastronomyThe study of planets, planetary systems and the solar system.
Synonyms: planetary astronomy, planetary science
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study of planets, planetary systems and the solar system.
Similar
planetary astronomyplanetary science
Also see
Origin
- Englishplanet
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishplanetology
Translations
Catalan planetologia, ciència planetària
- planetologiathe study of planets
- ciència planetàriathe study of planets
- ciències planetàriesthe study of planets
Chinese Mandarin 行星科學 /行星科学
- 行星科學 /行星科学 (xíngxīng kēxué)the study of planets
Dutch planetologie, planeetkunde
- planetologiethe study of planets
- planeetkundethe study of planets
Finnish planetologia, planeettatutkimus
- planetologiathe study of planets
- planeettatutkimusthe study of planets
French planétologie
- planétologiethe study of planets
German Planetologie
- Planetologiethe study of planets
Hindi ग्रह विज्ञान
- ग्रह विज्ञान (grah vijñān)the study of planets
Hungarian planetológia
- planetológiathe study of planets
Irish pláinéadeolaíocht
- pláinéadeolaíochtthe study of planets
Italian planetologia
- planetologiathe study of planets
Japanese 惑星科学
- 惑星科学the study of planets
Norwegian Bokmål planetologi
- planetologithe study of planets
Polish planetologia
- planetologiathe study of planets
Portuguese planetologia, ciência planetária
- planetologiathe study of planets
- ciência planetáriathe study of planets
- astronomia planetáriathe study of planets
Romanian planetologie
- planetologiethe study of planets
Russian планетоло́гия
- планетоло́гия (planetológija)the study of planets
Spanish planetología, ciencias planetarias
- planetologíathe study of planets
- ciencias planetariasthe study of planets
Turkish gezegen bilimi, planetoloji
- gezegen bilimithe study of planets
- planetolojithe study of planets
Ukrainian планетоло́гія, планетозна́вство
- планетоло́гія (planetolóhija)the study of planets
- планетозна́вство (planetoznávstvo)the study of planets
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with planetology
technologypsychologybiologymethodologyecologypathologypharmacologytheologyastrologygeologyanthropologyarchaeologymythologyradiologytopologyanthologynanotechnologyideologyneurologycardiologydermatologymorphologyontologyapology
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
planetology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planetology
MLA
“planetology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planetology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planetology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planetology.
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