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Definition of planetaria - 2 dictionary results

plan⋅e⋅tar⋅i⋅um

  [plan-i-tair-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -tar⋅i⋅ums, -tar⋅i⋅a  [-tair-ee-uh] .
1. an apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
2. a device that produces a representation of the heavens by the use of a number of moving projectors.
3. the building or room in which such a device is housed.
Origin:
1765–75; < NL, n. use of neut. of L planētārius planetary; cf. -arium
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plan·e·tar·i·um   (plān'ĭ-târ'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. plan·e·tar·i·ums or plan·e·tar·i·a (-ē-ə)

  1. An apparatus or model representing the solar system.

    1. An optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome.

    2. A building or room containing a planetarium, with seats for an audience.

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