planisphere

[ plan-uh-sfeer, pley-nuh- ]

noun
  1. a map of half or more of the celestial sphere with a device for indicating the part of a given location visible at a given time.

  2. a projection or representation of the whole or a part of a sphere on a plane.

Origin of planisphere

1
1350–1400; plani- + sphere; replacing Middle English planisperie<Medieval Latin plānisphaerium

Other words from planisphere

  • plan·i·spher·i·cal [plan-uh-sfer-i-kuhl, -sfeer-, pley-nuh-], /ˌplæn əˈsfɛr ɪ kəl, -ˈsfɪər-, ˌpleɪ nə-/, plan·i·spher·ic, plan·i·spher·al [plan-i-sfeer-uhl, pley-nuh-], /ˌplæn ɪˈsfɪər əl, ˌpleɪ nə-/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for planisphere

planisphere

/ (ˈplænɪˌsfɪə) /


noun
  1. a projection or representation of all or part of a sphere on a plane surface, such as a polar projection of the celestial sphere onto a chart

Origin of planisphere

1
C14: from Medieval Latin plānisphaerium, from Latin plānus flat + Greek sphaira globe

Derived forms of planisphere

  • planispheric (ˌplænɪˈsfɛrɪk), adjective

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