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sublunary sphere

sublunary sphere noun: in geocentric cosmologies, that region of the cosmos from the centre of the Earth to the moon, believed to comprise the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) and to be subject to generation and corruption.

Noun

sublunary sphere (plural sublunary spheres)

  1. In geocentric cosmologies, that region of the cosmos from the centre of the Earth to the moon, believed to comprise the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) and to be subject to generation and corruption.

Forms of sublunary sphere

pluralsublunary spheres

Questions about sublunary sphere

What does sublunary sphere mean?
Sublunary sphere means in geocentric cosmologies, that region of the cosmos from the centre of the Earth to the moon, believed to comprise the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) and to be subject to generation and corruption.
What part of speech is sublunary sphere?
Sublunary sphere is a noun.
What is the plural of sublunary sphere?
The plural of sublunary sphere is sublunary spheres.

Words near sublunary sphere in the dictionary

  1. sublunar
  2. sublunarean
  3. sublunarian
  4. sublunaries
  5. sublunary
  6. sublunary sphere
  7. sublunary spheres
  8. sublunate
  9. sublunulate
  10. sublunulated
  11. sublustrous

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