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planetarium
[plan-i-tair-ee-uhm]
noun
plural
planetariums, planetariaan apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
a device that produces a representation of the heavens by the use of a number of moving projectors.
the building or room in which such a device is housed.
planetarium
/ ˌæɪˈɛəɪə /
noun
an instrument for simulating the apparent motions of the sun, moon, and planets against a background of stars by projecting images of these bodies onto the inside of a domed ceiling
a building in which such an instrument is housed
a model of the solar system, sometimes mechanized to show the relative motions of the planets
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of planetarium1
Example Sentences
The stage transforms into a planetarium of wonder.
Think of the new Inglewood venue as a planetarium for the next generation.
The firm owns Spitz Inc., the planetarium endeavor founded in the 1940s by Armand Spitz, a principal in the field.
The parade will start June 3, when Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be aligned, according to Star Walk Astronomical News, a planetarium phone app.
At the restaurant’s center is a large planetarium dome, where guests eat surrounded by projections of Earth seen from space, oceans, forests, even a beating heart.
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