armillary

[ ahr-muh-ler-ee, ahr-mil-uh-ree ]

adjective

1. consisting of hoops or rings.

armillary

/ ˈɑːmɪlərɪ; ɑːˈmɪlərɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to bracelets

Word History and Origins

Origin of armillary¹

1655–65; < Latin armill ( a ) bracelet, hoop ( arm ( us ) shoulder ( arm ¹ ) + -illa diminutive suffix) + -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of armillary¹

C17: from New Latin armillaris, from Latin armilla bracelet

Example Sentences

Armillary, r′mil-lar-i, or r-mil′lar-i, adj. resembling an armlet or bracelet: consisting of rings or circles.

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The Biblioteca Barbarini of Rome possesses four armillary spheres, all appearing to be of the early seventeenth century.

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Topping the piece is a small armillary sphere representing the Ptolemaic system.

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This machine, he says, has a circumference of thirty-two feet, being constructed in the form of an armillary sphere.

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The piece may be referred to as a fine example of the armillary sphere of the period.

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