PRIMUM MOBILE


Meaning of PRIMUM MOBILE in English

[ ˌprʌɪməm'məʊbɪleɪ , ˌpri:məm 'məʊbɪli ]

■ noun

1》 a prime mover.

2》 Astronomy, historical the outer sphere of the Ptolemaic universe, supposed to carry the inner spheres with it.

Origin

from med. L., lit. 'first moving thing'.

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