interplanetary  /ˌɪn tər ˈplæ nə ˌtɛ ri/ ? Meaning of "interplanetary"

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Definition(s):

  • (adj) between or among planets

Usage(s):

  1. It's hard to maintain a stable connection in orbit, so the interplanetary Internet will have to be especially tolerant of delays and disruptions.
  2. By then, the Internet will have been extended, by means of an interplanetary Internet backbone, to operate in outer space.
  3. The new ship will putt-putt into interplanetary space under the power--if that's even the word--of an engine that accelerates by barely 15 m.

Quotes

  1. "He foresaw communications satellites, a nationwide network of computers and interplanetary travel. He said there would be a man on the moon by 1970 (I said 1980) and he was right," said Moore.
    on Mar 19, 2008 By: Patrick Moore Source: VNUNet.com

  2. "We must ensure Russia's guaranteed access to space, that is a capability to make all kind of space launches - satellites, manned spacecraft and interplanetary probes - from our own territory," Putin said during a meeting of the presidential...
    on Apr 11, 2006 By: Vladimir Putin Source: 940 News

  3. "A couple of my opposition leaders have speculated on massive water diversions, and superhighways to the continent - maybe interplanetary, I'm not sure," Harper said. "I've even heard reports of a former prime minister lurking in the...
    on Aug 21, 2007 By: Stephen Harper Source: Edmonton Sun

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