planetarium
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1. an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | model, simulation, |
| definition | : | representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | orrery, |
| definition | : | planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock (noun.artifact) |
2. an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | optical device, |
| definition | : | a device for producing or controlling light (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | planetarium, |
| definition | : | a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling (noun.artifact) |
3. a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | building, edifice, |
| definition | : | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | planetarium, |
| definition | : | an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome (noun.artifact) |
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