Planetarium Definition

plănĭ-târē-əm
planetaria, planetariums
noun
An apparatus or model representing the solar system.
American Heritage

Orrery.

Webster's New World
A complex revolving projector used to simulate the past, present, or future motions or positions of the sun, moon, planets, and stars on the inside of a large dome.
Webster's New World
An optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome.
American Heritage
The room or building in which this is contained.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Planetarium

Noun

Singular:
planetarium
Plural:
planetaria, planetariums

Origin of Planetarium

  • From New Latin, formed from planet +"Ž -arium.

    From Wiktionary

Planetarium Sentence Examples

  • The new building is also the largest all-digital planetarium in the world, so you'll definitely want to check it out.

  • Of on-line gaming planetarium dome a the marina district.

  • From there they will enter the new planetarium through a darkened gallery designed to prepare them for what's in store.

  • If you would like to see the planetarium show, be sure to arrive early as tickets usually sell out before noon.

  • Huygens (Descriptio automati planetarii, 1703) uses the simple continued fraction for the purpose of approximation when designing the toothed wheels of his Planetarium.

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Words Starting With

PPLPLA

Words Ending With

MUMIUM

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With P11 Letter Words Ending With M