planetarium
noun
an apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
planetariums
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pluralof planetarium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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An alternative kind of venue is offered by Cosm, which emerged after a merger involving Evans & Sutherland, a company that developed digital projection technology widely used in planetariums and science centres.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Cosm — a name blending cosmos and colosseums — “is a nod to our history and heritage of great scientists and planetariums and engineers,” Terry says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
His creations, which ranged from tabletop size to more than 40 feet high, resembled a combination of planetariums, construction girders, carnival rides and pinball machines.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2021
Over the years, she’s created several works that revolve around circularity, most notably planetariums and timekeepers.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2018
As such they were comparable to the orreries of the 18th century and to modern planetariums; that they also showed the time and rang it on bells was almost incidental to their main function.
From On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass by Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla) Price
