HyperDic: armillary_sphere

English > 1 sense of the expression armillary sphere:
NOUNartifactarmillary sphere, armillaa celestial globe consisting of metal hoops
English > armillary sphere: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars.
Synonymarmilla
Broadercelestial globeA globe that is a spherical model of the heavens
Spanishesfera armilar
Catalanesfera armil·lar

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