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interplanetary

/ɪntəˈplænɪtri//ɪntəˈplænɪtəri/

interplanetary adjective: existing or occurring between planets.

Adjective

interplanetary (not comparable)

  1. Existing or occurring between planets.
    • Humans are just beginning to explore interplanetary travel.
    • "Come, Diana [a dog]," said he; "come, my girl! thou whose destiny will be marked in the cynegetic annals; […] thou who art rushing into interplanetary space, and wilt perhaps be the Eve of all Selenite dogs! come, Diana, come here."1873, Jules Verne, “Round the Moon: A Sequel to From the Earth to the Moon. Chapter III. Their Place of Shelter.”, in Louis Mercier [i.e., Lewis Page Mercier], Eleanor E[lizabeth] King, transl., From...

interplanetary meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Punjabi

interplanetary in Hindi

existing or occurring between planets
अंतरग्रहीय antragrahīya

interplanetary in Tamil

விண்கோள்களுக்கிடையான, கோளிடை

interplanetary in Kannada

ಗ್ರಹಗಳ ನಡುವಣ, ಅಂತರಗ್ರಹ

interplanetary in Punjabi

interplanetary
ਅੰਤਰਗ੍ਰਹੀ antargrahī
More languagesFewer languages
interplanetary in Sanskrit
अन्तरग्रहीय antaragrahīya
interplanetary in Tagalog
pangkabuntalaan, kabuntalaanin

Examples of interplanetary in a sentence

  • Just for cordial interplanetary relations you understand.1956, Cyril Hume, Forbidden Planet, spoken by Cook:
  • Calling occupants of interplanetary craft / Calling occupants of interplanetary / Most extraordinary craft / We've been observing your Earth / And one night we'll make a contact with you1976, “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft”, in 3:47 EST, performed by Klaatu:
  • This is the return of the space cowboy / Interplanetary good vibe zone1994, “Space Cowboy”, in The Return of the Space Cowboy, performed by Jamiroquai:

Origin of interplanetary

From inter- + planetary.

Words formed from interplanetary

Questions about interplanetary

What does interplanetary mean?
Interplanetary means existing or occurring between planets.
What is interplanetary in Hindi?
Interplanetary in Hindi is अंतरग्रहीय (antragrahīya). See Interplanetary meaning in Hindi.
How do you use interplanetary in a sentence?
Just for cordial interplanetary relations you understand.
What part of speech is interplanetary?
Interplanetary is an adjective.
How do you pronounce interplanetary?
Interplanetary is pronounced /ɪntəˈplænɪtəri/ (UK).

Words near interplanetary in the dictionary

  1. interplaits
  2. interplanar
  3. interplane
  4. interplanetarian
  5. interplanetarily
  6. interplanetary
  7. interplanetary medium
  8. interplanetary space
  9. interplant
  10. interplant distance
  11. interplant distances

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Adapted from Wiktionary: interplanetary (page history and authors); interplanetary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interplanetary (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਅੰਤਰਗ੍ਰਹੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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