planetarium
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++plan·e·tar·i·um /ˌplænəˈteəriəm $ -ˈter-/ noun [countable] HAa building where lights on a curved ceiling show the movements of planets and stars 天文馆
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planetarium• But take them to a planetarium or a science show and watch their little eyes light up.• A mobile, inflatable planetarium costing £9,000 will now be used in the region by up to 10,000 pupils each year.• It was only incidentally a timepiece. primarily it was a mechanical representation of the universe, a kind of planetarium.• Or sit in a tiny planetarium for an introduction to the rudiments of stellar navigation.• I shall never never never forget your back yard, planetarium and ham radio shed.Origin planetarium (1700-1800) Modern Latin Latin planeta; → PLANETplan·e·tar·i·um nounChineseSyllable
ceiling a a Corpus curved building lights on where
planetarium
plan‧e‧tar‧i‧um /ˌplænəˈteəriəm, ˌplænɪˈteəriəm $ -ˈter-/
noun [countable]a building where lights on a curved ceiling show the movements of planets and stars
plan‧e‧tar‧i‧um /ˌplænəˈteəriəm, ˌplænɪˈteəriəm $ -ˈter-/
noun [countable]a building where lights on a curved ceiling show the movements of planets and stars