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interplanetary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪntəˈplænɪtəri/ (UK)
  • /ɪntəˈplænɪtri/
  • /ɪntɚˈplænəˌtɛri/ (US)
  • /ɪntɚˈplænɪˌtɛəri/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English planet Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English planetary English interplanetary From inter- + planetary.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Existing or occurring between planets.
    • "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 the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: And a Trip Round It. […], New York, N.Y.: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, published 1874, →OCLC, page 170:
    • Him and me, we kind of got to toasting each others good health. 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 you 1976, “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft”, in 3:47 EST, performed by Klaatu:
    • Humans are just beginning to explore interplanetary travel.
    • This is the return of the space cowboy / Interplanetary good vibe zone 1994, “Space Cowboy”, in The Return of the Space Cowboy, performed by Jamiroquai:

Deriveds

interplanetary space · interplanetarily · interplanetary medium

Translations (37)

de interplanetarisch (existing or occurring between planets) · lv starpplanētu (existing or occurring between planets) · hi अंतरग्रहीय (existing or occurring between planets) · nl interplanetair (existing or occurring between planets) · pt interplanetário (existing or occurring between planets) · tl kabuntalaanin (existing or occurring between planets) · sa अन्तरग्रहीय (existing or occurring between planets) · nrf întèrplianétaithe (existing or occurring between planets) · sl mèdplanetáren (existing or occurring between planets) · pl międzyplanetarny (existing or occurring between planets) · de interplanetar (existing or occurring between planets) · mk меѓупла́нетски (existing or occurring between planets) · sl ínterplanetáren (existing or occurring between planets) · mk меѓупланета́рен (existing or occurring between planets) · fr interplanétaire (existing or occurring between planets) · it interplanetario (existing or occurring between planets) · ro interplanetar (existing or occurring between planets) · ru междуплане́тный (existing or occurring between planets) · eo interplaneda (existing or occurring between planets) · fi planeettojenvälinen (existing or occurring between planets) · es interplanetario (existing or occurring between planets) · da interplanetarisk (existing or occurring between planets) · cs meziplanetární (existing or occurring between planets) · mk меѓупла́не́тен (existing or occurring between planets) · el διαπλανητικός (existing or occurring between planets) · ru межплане́тный (existing or occurring between planets) · kk ғаламшараралық (existing or occurring between planets) · ca interplanetari (existing or occurring between planets) · sk medziplanetárny (existing or occurring between planets) · tl pangkabuntalaan (existing or occurring between planets) · az planetlərarası (existing or occurring between planets) · fi planeettainvälinen (existing or occurring between planets) · cmn 行星際 /行星际 (existing or occurring between planets) · hy միջմոլորակային (existing or occurring between planets) · ja 惑星間の (existing or occurring between planets) · fi interplanetaarinen (existing or occurring between planets) · sv interplanetarisk (existing or occurring between planets)