planetic

English

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).

Adjective

planetic (comparative more planetic, superlative most planetic)

1. (astronomy, rare) Of or relating to planets; planetary.

   Synonym: (obsolete) planetical

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

Derived terms

• aplanetic
• diplanetic
• monoplanetic
• polyplanetic

References

• “planetic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “planetic”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “planetic, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

• ice plant, ice-plant, iceplant, pectinal