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Planetary vs Equant - What's the difference?

planetary | equant |

As adjectives the difference between planetary and equant

is that planetary is of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets while equant is having comparable measurements in all directions; equidimensional.

As nouns the difference between planetary and equant

is that planetary is a planetary nebula while equant is the center of a planetary epicycle.

planetary

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (astronomy) Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.
  • * Fuller
    • erratical and planetary life
  • Of, or relating to the Earth; terrestrial.
  • Of, or relating to the whole Earth; global.
  • (of a gear train) epicyclic

    • Synonyms

    * (of the whole earth) global * (of a gear train) epicyclic

    Derived terms

    * *

    Noun

    (planetaries)
  • A planetary nebula.

    • equant

    English

    (wikipedia equant)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, astronomy) The center of a planetary epicycle.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having comparable measurements in all directions; equidimensional.

    • Synonyms

    (equidimensional) * equidimensional

    See also

    * oblate * prolate