English Explanatory Dictionary

eidouranion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of orrery that combined mechanical movement with a method of back projection.

Word forms

eidouranion eidouranions

Etymology

Neologism based on Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “that which is seen”) + οὐρανός (ouranós, “the firmament”) + -ιον (-ion, parasynthetic compound suffix).

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