armillary
[ahr-muh-ler-ee, ahr-mil-uh-ree]
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adjective
consisting of hoops or rings.
Origin of armillary
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On the left there is an armillary dial by F. Culpeper, of London.
Chats on Old Copper and BrassFred. W. Burgess
The horizon diameter of this armillary sphere is about 21 cm.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol IEdward Luther Stevenson
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.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol IIEdward Luther Stevenson
This machine, he says, has a circumference of thirty-two feet, being constructed in the form of an armillary sphere.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol IIEdward Luther Stevenson
armillary
adjective
Word Origin for armillary
C17: from New Latin armillaris, from Latin armilla bracelet
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