aplanetic

American

[ey-pluh-net-ik] / ˌeɪ pləˈnɛt ɪk /

adjective

Biology.

having no motility.

aplanetic British

/ ˌæpləˈnɛtɪk /

adjective

(esp of some algal and fungal spores) nonmotile or lacking a motile stage

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Etymology

Origin of aplanetic

a- ⁶ + Greek planēt ( ós ) wandering ( planet ) + -ic; aplanatic

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Now one might discuss at length whether a novelist should concentrate on the general or on the particular, whether he should use the microscope or the aplanetic lense, and many champions will be found in the field.

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The invention of the aplanetic projector, due to Col.

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