armillary sphere
armillary sphere noun: an instrument consisting of graduated metal circles used to represent the motions of celestial bodies around the earth.
Noun
armillary sphere (plural armillary spheres)
- An instrument consisting of graduated metal circles used to represent the motions of celestial bodies around the earth.
- Most of this bench is covered with tiles of Moorish design, but on the front each is stamped with an armillary sphere in which the axis is yellow, the lines of the equator and tropics green, and the rest blue. These one would certainly take to be of Dom Manoel's time, for the armillary sphere was...1908, Walter Crum Watson, Portuguese Architecture, page 24
- Synonyms:
- armill
armillary sphere meaning in Persian
armillary sphere in Persian
- instrument consisting of graduated metal circles
- ذات الحلق zât-ol-halaq
Synonyms of armillary sphere
Forms of armillary sphere
| plural | armillary spheres |
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Questions about armillary sphere
- What does armillary sphere mean?
- Armillary sphere means an instrument consisting of graduated metal circles used to represent the motions of celestial bodies around the earth.
- What is armillary sphere in Persian?
- Armillary sphere in Persian is ذات الحلق (zât-ol-halaq). See Armillary sphere meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is armillary sphere?
- Armillary sphere is a noun.
- What is the plural of armillary sphere?
- The plural of armillary sphere is armillary spheres.
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