English noun: planetarium | |||
1. | planetarium (artifact) a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling | ||
Broader (hypernym) | building, edifice | ||
Part holonym | planetarium | ||
2. | planetarium (artifact) an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome | ||
Broader (hypernym) | optical device | ||
Part meronym | planetarium | ||
3. | planetarium (artifact) an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems | ||
Broader (hypernym) | model, simulation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | orrery | ||