Definitions for planetariums

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planetariums plan·e·tar·i·um

Spelling: [plan-i-tair-ee-uh m]

IPA: /ˌplæn ɪˈtɛər i əm/

Planetariums is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 2951 anagrams from letters in planetariums (aaeilmnprstu).

Definitions for planetariums

noun

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 of planetariums

1765-75; New Latin, noun use of neuter of Latin planētārius planetary; cf. -arium

Examples for planetariums

The dome was lighted to represent a clear night, and, incidentally, all nights are clear in a planetarium.

Ingulfus mentions at the same time a nadir, as he calls it, or planetarium, executed in various metals.

The planets are visible during the day in the planetarium as well as night.

In the school-room there was a planetarium, very neatly finished, set in motion by clock-work.