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eidouranion

eidouranion noun: a kind of orrery that combined mechanical movement with a method of back projection.

Noun

eidouranion (plural eidouranions)

  1. (historical) A kind of orrery that combined mechanical movement with a method of back projection.

Forms of eidouranion

pluraleidouranions

Origin of eidouranion

Neologism based on Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “that which is seen”) + οὐρανός (ouranós, “the firmament”) + -ιον (-ion, parasynthetic compound suffix).

Questions about eidouranion

What does eidouranion mean?
Eidouranion means a kind of orrery that combined mechanical movement with a method of back projection.
What part of speech is eidouranion?
Eidouranion is a noun.
What is the plural of eidouranion?
The plural of eidouranion is eidouranions.

Words near eidouranion in the dictionary

  1. eidoloscope
  2. eidoloscopes
  3. eidos
  4. eidotrope
  5. eidotropes
  6. eidouranion
  7. eidouranions
  8. eids
  9. Eidson
  10. Eidsons
  11. Eidsvold

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