Definitions for armillary

armillary ar·mil·lar·y

Spelling: [ahr-muh-ler-ee, ahr-mil-uh-ree]
IPA: /ˈɑr məˌlɛr i, ɑrˈmɪl ə ri/

Armillary is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 179 anagrams from letters in armillary (aaillmrry).

Definitions for armillary

adjective

  1. consisting of hoops or rings.

Origin of armillary

1655-65; Latin armill(a) bracelet, hoop (arm(us) shoulder (see arm1) + -illa diminutive suffix) + -ary

Examples for armillary

This machine, he says, has a circumference of thirty-two feet, being constructed in the form of an armillary sphere.

The Biblioteca Barbarini of Rome possesses four armillary spheres, all appearing to be of the early seventeenth century.

The piece may be referred to as a fine example of the armillary sphere of the period.

The armillary sphere (Fig. 117) stands at the east end130 of the court.

This is an armillary sphere of brass, the diameter of its largest or zodiacal circle being 14 cm.

This globe supports the several circles composing the armillary sphere.

armillary, r′mil-lar-i, or r-mil′lar-i, adj. resembling an armlet or bracelet: consisting of rings or circles.

The horizon diameter of this armillary sphere is about 21 cm.

On the left there is an armillary dial by F. Culpeper, of London.

On the platform was an armillary sphere designed for observing the heavens.

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