ARMILLARY SPHERE


Meaning of ARMILLARY SPHERE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈär-mə-ˌler-ē-, är-ˈmi-lə-rē- ]

noun

Etymology: French sphère armillaire, from Medieval Latin armilla, from Latin, bracelet, iron ring, from armus shoulder — more at arm

Date: 1664

: an old astronomical instrument composed of rings showing the positions of important circles of the celestial sphere

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