"planisphere" meaning in English

See planisphere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpleɪ.nɪˌsfɪɚ/, /ˈplæn.ɪˌsfɪɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-planisphere.wav Forms: planispheres [plural]
Etymology: From plani- + sphere or plani- + -sphere. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|plani|sphere}} plani- + sphere, {{confix|en|plani|sphere}} plani- + -sphere Head templates: {{en-noun}} planisphere (plural planispheres)
  1. Any representation (map projection) of part of a sphere on a plane surface.
    Sense id: en-planisphere-en-noun-2A3N6jDt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with plani-, English terms suffixed with -sphere, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 34 31 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with plani-: 30 31 19 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sphere: 33 21 12 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 31 24 10
  2. A map constructed by stereographic projection, as described in Ptolemy's treatise Planisphaerium and later used in planispheric astrolabes
    Sense id: en-planisphere-en-noun-0SBjYJvB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with plani-, English terms suffixed with -sphere, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 34 31 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with plani-: 30 31 19 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sphere: 33 21 12 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 31 24 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 36 29 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 37 29 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 37 24 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 37 25 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 43 20 16
  3. A map of the whole world, especially those from the 16th–17th century
    Sense id: en-planisphere-en-noun-R9EVu-rp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with plani-, English terms suffixed with -sphere, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 34 31 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with plani-: 30 31 19 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sphere: 33 21 12 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 31 24 10
  4. (astronomy) Any of several charts of the celestial sphere having an overlay or window that may be adjusted to show the stars visible at a particular time, or from a particular place. Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (charts of the celestial sphere): planisphère [masculine] (French), Planisphäre [feminine] (German), planisfério [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-planisphere-en-noun-b1zZqfjh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with plani-, English terms suffixed with -sphere Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 34 31 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with plani-: 30 31 19 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -sphere: 33 21 12 33 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'charts of the celestial sphere': 14 11 2 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: planispheric

Inflected forms

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