Definitions for Planetarium
ˌplæn ɪˈtɛər i əm; -ˈtɛər i əplan·e·tar·i·um

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. planetariumnoun

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

2. planetariumnoun

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

3. planetariumnoun

   an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems

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1. planetariumnoun

   A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.

2. planetariumnoun

   An orrery.

3. Etymology: Modern Latin, formed from planet + -arium.

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1. planetarium

   A planetarium is a theater-like structure or facility designed for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. It features a dome-shaped projection screen onto which images of stars, planets, and other celestial objects can be projected.

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1. Planetariumnoun

   an orrery. See Orrery

2. Etymology: [NL.: cf. F. plantaire. See Planetary.]

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1. Planetarium

   A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. A dominant feature of most planetaria is the large dome-shaped projection screen onto which scenes of stars, planets and other celestial objects can be made to appear and move realistically to simulate the complex 'motions of the heavens'. The celestial scenes can be created using a wide variety of technologies, for example precision-engineered 'star balls' that combine optical and electro-mechanical technology, slide projector, video and fulldome projector systems, and lasers. Whatever technologies are used, the objective is normally to link them together to provide an accurate relative motion of the sky. Typical systems can be set to display the sky at any point in time, past or present, and often to show the night sky as it would appear from any point of latitude on Earth. Planetaria range in size from the Hayden Planetarium's 21-meter dome seating 423 people, to three-meter inflatable portable domes where children sit on the floor. Such portable planetaria serve education programs outside of the permanent installations of museums and science centers.

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1. • Building
   • Model
   • Optical Device

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Planetarium in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Planetarium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Planetarium in a Sentence

1. Tom Falvey:

   We have had calls from people in Europe, South America, and so people will come from all over the world to see this and chase this eclipse, so we are getting ready to show them this place, show them our wonderful telescopes collection, our observatory, planetarium, the wonderful galleries we have.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Planetarium
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Planetarium
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Planetarium
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Planetarium