planetarium

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The Science Museum, Imax cinema, planetarium, and the spaceship-like Palau de les Arts (lesarts. com) soar out of pale blue pools.

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  1. noun An apparatus or model representing the solar system.
  2. noun An optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome.
  3. noun A building or room containing a planetarium, with seats for an audience.

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  • • Dawn of the Space Age featured in the planetarium, along with Tonight's Sky,
  • For the teacher, it's not all about science; the familiar white dome of the center's planetarium is also a social resource for his students, some of whom rarely leave their neighborhood. —  Tucson Weekly
  • I'm sorry, did he call a planetarium "foolishness"? —  Bad Astronomy
  • Now where I grew up (rural central PA) was nowhere near a planetarium, and it doubt it would have made any difference to me had there been nearby. —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • Replete with a casino, a nightclub, a spa, a wine bar, 15 restaurants and bars, a library, and even a planetarium -- this ship makes the Titanic look like a kayak. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
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  1. = F.planétaire = Spanish Portuguese Italian planetario, from New Latin planetarium, properly neuter of Late Latin *planetarius, planetary: see planetary.
 

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