ɪˈɹætɪk ˈɡləʊbəl ˈɡloʊbəl ˈplæ.nə.ˌtɛr.i təˈɹɛstɹi.əl ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ ˈwɜːldwaɪd ˈwɝldˌwaɪd involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope global war global monetary policy neither national nor continental but planetary a world crisis of worldwide significance having no fixed course an erratic comet his life followed a wandering course a planetary vagabond of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets planetary motion planetary year of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants planetary rumblings and eructations the planetary tilt this terrestrial ball