interplanetary
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tərˈplæn adjective
being or occurring between the planets or between a planet and the sun.
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| of, relating to, or existing between planets | |
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Interplanetary
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Word Origin & History
interplanetary
1691, "existing between planets," from inter- + planet. In ref. to travel between planets, attested from 1897.
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Example sentences
When you go to the moon, you are making an interplanetary trip.
The researchers examined the interplanetary gravitational pull found there.
If there were people on board the small interplanetary probe, no doubt they'd be popping champagne.
But this would only possible if terrestrial bugs can survive the intense vacuum and radiation in interplanetary space.
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