"armillary sphere" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: armillary spheres [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} armillary sphere (plural armillary spheres)
  1. An instrument consisting of graduated metal circles used to represent the motions of celestial bodies around the earth. Wikipedia link: armillary sphere Synonyms: armill Translations (instrument consisting of graduated metal circles): ἀστρολάβος (astrolábos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), esfera armil·lar [feminine] (Catalan), 渾天儀 (Chinese Mandarin), 浑天仪 (húntiānyí) (Chinese Mandarin), 渾儀 (Chinese Mandarin), 浑仪 (húnyí) (Chinese Mandarin), 渾象 (Chinese Mandarin), 浑象 (húnxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), armillarsfære [common-gender] (Danish), armillarium [neuter] (Dutch), armillaari (Finnish), sphère armillaire [feminine] (French), Armillarsphäre [feminine] (German), σφαιρικός αστρολάβος (sfairikós astrolávos) [masculine] (Greek), sfera armillare [feminine] (Italian), 天球儀 (tenkyūgi) (alt: てんきゅうぎ) (Japanese), アーミラリ天球儀 (āmirari tenkyūgi) (Japanese), 渾天儀 (kontengi) (alt: こんてんぎ) (Japanese), 혼천의 (honcheonui) (alt: 渾天儀) (Korean), ذات الحلق (zât-ol-halaq) (Persian), esfera armilar [feminine] (Portuguese), армилля́рная сфе́ра (armilljárnaja sféra) [feminine] (Russian), esfera armilar [feminine] (Spanish), armillarsfär (Swedish), armilla (Swedish), halkalı küre (Turkish)

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      "sense": "instrument consisting of graduated metal circles",
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