| 单词 | armillary sphere |
| 释义 | armillary sphere (once / 147742 pages) n WORD FAMILY armillary sphere: armillary spheres USAGE EXAMPLESUnder the Song Dynasty, a water-powered armillary sphere was developed, the components of which resembled the escapement in modern watches. New York Times(Sep 04, 2012) The flag of Brazil, which is very inartistic in its construction, bears among other devices the armillary sphere of Portugal. Macgeorge, Andrew, Flags:—Some Account of their Histor...(2012) An armillary sphere, in bronze, supported by three lions. Macray, William Dunn, Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxf...(2011) n a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars Syn|Hyper armilla celestial globe a globe that is a spherical model of the heavens |
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