Planetic

//pləˈnɛtɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to planets; planetary. rare
  2. 2
    Ever-changing; erratic, turbulent. figuratively, obsolete
  3. 3
    Of or relating to the transfer of nuclei between cells (in certain fungi and algae species).

Etymology

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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