PLANISPHERE


Meaning of PLANISPHERE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplā-nə-ˌsfir ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of Middle English planisperie, from Medieval Latin planisphaerium, from Latin planum plane + sphaera sphere

Date: 1571

: a representation of the circles of the sphere on a plane ; especially : a polar projection of the celestial sphere and the stars on a plane with adjustable circles or other appendages for showing celestial phenomena for any given time

• pla·ni·spher·ic ˌplā-nə-ˈsfir-ik, -ˈsfer- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.