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armillary sphere
noun Astronomy.
an ancient instrument consisting of an arrangement of rings, all of which are circles of the same sphere, used to show the relative positions of the celestial equator, ecliptic, and other circles on the celestial sphere.
Origin:
1550–60
1550–60
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| armillary sphere | |
| —n | |
| a model of the celestial sphere consisting of rings representing the relative positions of the celestial equator, ecliptic, etc, used by early astronomers for determining the positions of stars | |
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armillary sphere  (är'mə-lěr'ē, är-mĭl'ə-rē) Pronunciation Key
An early astronomical device made of fixed and movable rings representing circles of the celestial sphere, such as the ecliptic and the celestial equator. It was used as early as the third century BCE as both a teaching instrument and an observational tool. |
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