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Interplanetary — In ter*plan et*a*ry, a. Between planets; as, interplanetary spaces; interplanetary travel. Boyle. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
interplanetary — (adj.) 1690s, existing between planets, from INTER (Cf. inter ) + PLANETARY (Cf. planetary). In reference to travel between planets, attested from 1897 … Etymology dictionary
interplanetary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ situated or travelling between planets … English terms dictionary
interplanetary — [in΄tər plan′ə ter΄ē] adj. 1. between planets 2. within the solar system but outside the atmosphere of any planet or the sun … English World dictionary
interplanetary — adj. Interplanetary is used with these nouns: ↑travel … Collocations dictionary
interplanetary — in|ter|plan|e|ta|ry [ˌıntəˈplænıtəri US ˌıntərˈplænıteri] adj [only before noun] between the ↑planets ▪ interplanetary space missions … Dictionary of contemporary English
interplanetary — in|ter|plan|e|tar|y [ ,ıntər plænə,teri ] adjective only before noun traveling or taking place between different planets: interplanetary travel/probes/craft … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
interplanetary — adjective (only before noun) between the planets: interplanetary travel … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
interplanetary — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈplænɪt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˌɪntərˈplænəˌterɪ] adjective [only before noun] travelling or taking place between different planets interplanetary travel/probes/craft … English dictionary
Interplanetary spaceflight — or interplanetary travel is travel between planets within a single planetary system. In practice, spaceflights of this type are confined to travel between the planets of the Solar System. Current achievements in interplanetary travel Remotely… … Wikipedia
