armillary
/ahr-muh-ler-ee, ahr-mil-uh-ree/US // ˈɑr məˌlɛr i, ɑrˈmɪl ə ri //UK // (ˈɑːmɪlərɪ, ɑːˈmɪlərɪ) //
浑天仪,浑然天成,枢轴,浑然一体
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : consisting of hoops or rings.
Examples
Armillary, r′mil-lar-i, or r-mil′lar-i, adj. resembling an armlet or bracelet: consisting of rings or circles.
The Biblioteca Barbarini of Rome possesses four armillary spheres, all appearing to be of the early seventeenth century.
Topping the piece is a small armillary sphere representing the Ptolemaic system.
This machine, he says, has a circumference of thirty-two feet, being constructed in the form of an armillary sphere.
The piece may be referred to as a fine example of the armillary sphere of the period.
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