firmament

fir·ma·ment

F0141100 (fûr′mə-mənt)n. The vault or expanse of the heavens; the sky.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin firmāmentum, from Latin, support, from firmāre, to strengthen; see firm².]

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fir′ma·ment′al (-mĕn′tl) adj.

firmament

(ˈfɜːməmənt) nthe expanse of the sky; heavens[C13: from Late Latin firmāmentum sky (considered as fixed above the earth), from Latin: prop, support, from firmāre to make firm¹] firmamental adj

fir•ma•ment

(ˈfɜr mə mənt)

n. the arch or vault of heaven; sky. [1250–1300; Middle English < Late Latin firmāmentum sky, Latin: support, prop] fir•ma•men•tal (ˌfɜr məˈmɛn tl) adj.

firmament

- Means "vault of the sky," as a fixed structure.See also related terms for vault.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

firmament - the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projectedcelestial sphere, empyrean, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin, sphereapex of the sun's way, solar apex, apex - the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed starscelestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)nadir - the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projectedsurface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"zenith - the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projectedzodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes

firmament

noun (Literary)1. sky, skies, heaven, heavens, the blue, the skies, vault, welkin (archaic), empyrean (poetic), vault of heaven There are no stars in the firmament.2. arena, province, sphere, realm, domain He was a rising star in the political firmament.

firmament

nounThe celestial regions as seen from the earth:air, heaven (often used in plural), sky.Archaic: welkin.

Translations

天空太空

firmament

(ˈfəːməmənt) noun the sky; the heavens. The stars shine in the endless firmament. 天空，蒼天 天空，太空