plano-, plan-, -plany, -plania

(Greek: passively drifting, wandering, or roaming; planet or planets)

The planets are shown in this Nine Planets Orbiting the Sun unit with images and links for details about each celestial body.

planetoid, planetoidal
1. A branch of astronomy that studies the origin and composition of the planets and other solid bodies in the solar system such as comets and meteors; asteroid.
2. A body resembling a planet; a name sometimes given to the minor planets or asteroids.
3. Of or belonging to the astroids.
planetolatry
Idolatrous worship of the planets.
planetologist
1. Someone who studies the planets including their origins and compositions.
2. An expert or specialist in planetology.
planetology
A branch of astronomy dealing with planets and satellites, including their surface features, structures, chemical compositions, and atmospheres.
planisphere
A circular star map drawn for a given latitude, having a rotating mask that shows which constellations are visible at any time and date in the year.
planoblast
A free-swimming medusa form of hydroid individual.
planomania
1. A compulsion to wander.
2. The morbid impulse to leave home and discard many social restraints.
3. A strong desire, or urge, to live a life of simplicity free from social restraints or obligations.
planomenon
All free-living organisms; those organisms not rooted or attached to a substratum.
planophrasia
Wandering speech; usually used to refer to a flight of ideas in manic syndromes.
superplanetary
Above the surface of a planet.

A cross reference of word units that are related, directly or indirectly, to the: "moon": Calendar, Moon Facts; Chemical Element: selenium; Gods and Goddesses; luna, luni-; Luna, the earth moon; menisc-; meno-; Planets in Motion; seleno-; Nine Planets Orbiting the Sun unit with images and links for details about each celestial body.