About The Word Planetarium
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Planetarium
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What's The Definition Of Planetarium?
[n] an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems
[n] an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome [n] a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling Synonyms | Synonyms for Planetarium: Related Terms | Find terms related to Planetarium: astronomical observatory | astronomical telescope | Cassegrainian telescope | coelostat | coronagraph | coronograph | heliostat | Newtonian telescope | OAO | observatory | orrery | OSO | radar telescope | radio observatory | radio telescope | reflector | refractor | spectrograph | spectroheliograph | spectrohelioscope | spectroscope | telescope See Also | building | edifice | model | optical device | orrery | planetarium | simulation Planetarium In Webster's Dictionary \Plan`e*ta"ri*um\, n. [NL.: cf. F. plan['e]taire.
See {Planetary}.]
An orrery. See {Orrery}.
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