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planetarium

pla·ne·ta·rium

UK/plænɪˈtɛəɹɪəm/ US/plænɪˈtɛːɹi.əm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling

2.

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

3.

an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin planētārium. Equivalent to planet + -arium.

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