What is another word for planetary system?

Pronunciation: [plˈanɪtəɹi sˈɪstəm] (IPA)

A planetary system typically refers to a star and all the objects that orbit around it. Synonyms for a planetary system include a solar system, a celestial system, or an extrasolar system. The term solar system is the most commonly used synonym, but extrasolar systems are also becoming more popular as astronomers discover more planetary systems beyond our own. Another synonym for a planetary system is an exoplanetary system, which specifically refers to systems outside of our solar system. Regardless of the term used, a planetary system is a fascinating subject of study for astronomers as they explore the mysteries of the universe.

What are the hypernyms for Planetary system?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    solar system, stellar system, Celestial system, cosmic system, gravitationally bound system.

Famous quotes with Planetary system

  • In their brief primitive phase, the Fifth Men, like so many other races, sought to console themselves by unreasoning faith in a life after death, They conceived, for instance, that at death terrestrial beings embarked upon a career continuous with earthly life, but far more ample, either in some remote planetary system, or in some wholly distinct orb of space-time. But though such theories were never disproved in the primitive era, they gradually began to seem not merely improbable but ignoble.
    Olaf Stapledon

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