Planetarium

  • 91planetarium — plan|e|tar|i|um [ ,plænə teriəm ] noun count a building with a DOME (=curved roof) where lights in the ceiling represent the movement of the planets and stars …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 92planetarium —  pl. planetariums/planetaria …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 93planetarium — n VI; lm M. planetariumria, D. planetariumriów «urządzenie do odtwarzania wyglądu nieba w różnych szerokościach geograficznych i obserwowania ruchów ciał niebieskich, składające się z układu projektorów rzutujących obrazy na sferyczny ekran… …

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  • 94planetarium — plan·e·tar·i·um || ‚plænɪ terɪəm / teÉ™r n. domed room in which images of astronomical bodies are displayed, device used to illustrate the movement of heavenly bodies (planets, stars, moons, galaxies, etc.) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 95planetarium — [ˌplanɪ tɛ:rɪəm] noun (plural planetariums or planetaria rɪə) 1》 a domed building in which images of stars and planets are projected for public entertainment or education. 2》 another term for orrery. Origin C18: mod. L., from L. planetarius… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 96planetarium — n. Orrery …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 97planetarium — noun (C) a building where lights on a curved ceiling show the movements of planets and stars …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 98planetarium — plan·e·tar·i·um …

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  • 99planetarium — plan•e•tar•i•um [[t]ˌplæn ɪˈtɛər i əm[/t]] n. pl. tar•i•ums, tar•i•a [[t] ˈtɛər i ə[/t]] 1) astron. an apparatus or model representing the solar system 2) astron. a device that produces a representation of the heavens by the use of moving… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 100planetarium —   n. (pl. ia) model of solar system; (building containing) apparatus for projecting moving images of stars, planets, etc. on inside of a dome.    ♦ planetesimal, a. pertaining to minute bodies moving in space, supposed by some to have joined to… …

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