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planetarium

/plænɪˈtɛɚiəm//plænɪˈtɛəɹɪəm/

planetarium noun: a display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.

planetarium: a display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a...
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Noun

planetarium (plural planetariums or planetaria)

  1. A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.
    Synonyms:
    Spacearium
  2. An orrery.

planetarium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malay

planetarium in Hindi

museum which displays images of space
ताराघर tārāghar, नक्षत्रशाला nakṣatraśālā

planetarium in Tamil

கோளரங்கம்

planetarium in Kannada

ಅರಿಲುಂಕುಗೆ, ಗ್ರಹವ್ಯೂಹ ವೀಕ್ಷಣಾಲಯ, ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಲೋಕ ದರ್ಶನಾಲಯ, ತಾರಾಲಯ

planetarium in Malay

museum which displays images of space
planetarium, balai cerap
More languagesFewer languages
planetarium in Indonesian
planetarium
planetarium in Thai
ท้องฟ้าจำลอง tɔ́ɔng-fáa-jam-lɔɔng
planetarium in Vietnamese
cung thiên văn
planetarium in Myanmar
နက္ခတ်တာရာပြခန်း nakhkattara-pra.hkan:

Synonyms of planetarium

Forms of planetarium

pluralplanetariums
pluralplanetaria

Plural of planetarium: planetariums or planetaria

Origin of planetarium

Borrowed from New Latin planētārium. Equivalent to planet + -arium.

Questions about planetarium

What does planetarium mean?
Planetarium means a display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.
What is planetarium in Hindi?
Planetarium in Hindi is ताराघर (tārāghar), नक्षत्रशाला (nakṣatraśālā). See Planetarium meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is planetarium?
Planetarium is a noun.
How do you pronounce planetarium?
Planetarium is pronounced /plænɪˈtɛəɹɪəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of planetarium?
The plural of planetarium is planetariums.

Words near planetarium in the dictionary

  1. planetaria
  2. planetarian
  3. planetarians
  4. planetaries
  5. planetarily
  6. planetarium
  7. planetariums
  8. planetary
  9. planetary aberration
  10. planetary aberrations
  11. planetary bodies

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: planetarium (page history and authors); planetarium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); planetarium (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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