atmospherium
[ at-muh s-feer-ee-uh m ]
/ ˌæt məsˈfɪər i əm /
noun, plural at·mos·pher·i·a [at-muh s-feer-ee-uh] /ˌæt məsˈfɪər i ə/.
an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
a building in which this projection system is used.
Origin of atmospherium
First recorded in 1955–60;
atmospher(e) +
(planetar)ium
Words nearby atmospherium
atmospheric perspective,
atmospheric pressure,
atmospheric tide,
atmospheric window,
atmospherics,
atmospherium,
atn,
atna,
ato,
atoll,
atom