PLANETARIUM

planetarium

(noun) an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems

planetarium

(noun) an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome

planetarium

(noun) a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

planetarium (plural planetariums or planetaria)

A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.

An orrery.

Anagrams

• retapamulin

Source: Wiktionary


Plan`e*ta"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL.: cf. F. planétaire. See Planetary.]

Definition: An orrery. See Orrery.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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