NOUN | artifact | planetarium | a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling |
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artifact | planetarium | an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome | |
artifact | planetarium | an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems |
Sounds | plae.nahteh'riyahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | A building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling. | |
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Parts | planetarium | An optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome |
Broader | building, edifice | A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place |
Spanish | planetario | |
Catalan | planetari |
Meaning | An optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome. | |
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Part of | planetarium | A building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling |
Broader | optical device | A device for producing or controlling light |
Spanish | planetario | |
Catalan | planetari |
Meaning | An apparatus or model for representing the solar systems. | |
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Narrower | orrery | planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork |
Broader | model, simulation | representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) |
Spanish | planetario, planetarium | |
Catalan | planetari |
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