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dwarf planetary

adj

Etymology

Blend of dwarf planet + planetary. By surface analysis, dwarf planet + -ary.

  1. derived from πλανάω — “wander about, stray”
  2. derived from πλανήτης — “wanderer”
  3. derived from planeta
  4. derived from planete
  5. inherited from planete
  6. suffixed as planetary — “planet + ary”
  7. compounded as dwarf planetary — “dwarf planet + planetary”

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to dwarf planets.

    • […] because NASA supports “planetary” astronomy but has no division for “dwarf planetary” astronomy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dwarf planetary. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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