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Definition of Armillary
1. Adjective. Of or relating to bracelets.
Definition of Armillary
1. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles.
Definition of Armillary
1. Adjective. Resembling a bracelet or armilla; consisting of rings or circles. ¹
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Definition of Armillary
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Armillary
Literary usage of Armillary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lectures on Natural and Experimental Philosophy: Considered in It's [sic by George Adams (1794)
"OF THE armillary SPHERE,^. $tpl. 13, Hitherto I have contemplated the heavens
according to ... there are none which imprint fo clearly, as the armillary ..."
2. The Newtonian System of Philosophy: Explained by Familiar Ojects in an by Tom Telescope, Oliver Goldsmith (1812)
"... and the line described by the earth in this annual revolution about the sun,
is called the ecliptic. By an inspection of the armillary ..."
3. Popular Astronomy by Simon Newcomb (1887)
"The armillary sphere consisted of a combination of three circles, one of which could
... armillary sphere, as described l'y Ptolemy, nnd used by him and by ..."
4. Popular Astronomy by Simon Newcomb (1894)
"The armillary sphere consisted of a combination of three circles, one of which could
... armillary sphere, as described by Ptolemy, and need by him and by ..."
5. Geography and History by E. R., A lady (1828)
"THE armillary SPHERE. The armillary Sphere is so called from the AT- mill<E, or
wheels of which it is formed. It is an artificial sphere composed of a ..."
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