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subplanetary

subplanetary adjective: describing bodies smaller than a planet.

Adjective

subplanetary (not comparable)

  1. Describing bodies smaller than a planet
  2. Describing the point on the surface of a star directly underneath a close planet

Origin of subplanetary

From sub- + planetary.

Questions about subplanetary

What does subplanetary mean?
Subplanetary means describing bodies smaller than a planet.
What part of speech is subplanetary?
Subplanetary is an adjective.

Words near subplanetary in the dictionary

  1. subplaces
  2. subplan
  3. subplanckian
  4. subplane
  5. subplanes
  6. subplanetary
  7. subplans
  8. subplantar
  9. subplantarly
  10. subplantigrade
  11. subplantigrades

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