English Explanatory Dictionary

cosmosphere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An apparatus from the 19th century for showing the position of the Earth in relation to the stars, consisting of a hollow glass globe marked with stars and constellations, surrounding a terrestrial globe.

Word forms

cosmosphere cosmospheres

Etymology

From cosmo- + -sphere.

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