planisphere

[ plan-uh-sfeer, pley-nuh- ]
/ ˈplæn əˌsfɪər, ˈpleɪ nə- /

noun

a map of half or more of the celestial sphere with a device for indicating the part of a given location visible at a given time.
a projection or representation of the whole or a part of a sphere on a plane.

Origin of planisphere

1350–1400; plani- + sphere; replacing Middle English planisperie < Medieval Latin plānisphaerium

OTHER WORDS FROM planisphere

plan·i·spher·i·cal [plan-uh-sfer-i-kuh l, -sfeer-, pley-nuh-] /ˌplæn əˈsfɛr ɪ kəl, -ˈsfɪər-, ˌpleɪ nə-/, plan·i·spher·ic, plan·i·spher·al [plan-i-sfeer-uh l, pley-nuh-] /ˌplæn ɪˈsfɪər əl, ˌpleɪ nə-/, adjective

Words nearby planisphere

planimeter, planimetry, planing, planing hull, planish, planisphere, plank, plank floor, plank-sheer, planking, plankter

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British Dictionary definitions for planisphere

planisphere
/ (ˈplænɪˌsfɪə) /

noun

a projection or representation of all or part of a sphere on a plane surface, such as a polar projection of the celestial sphere onto a chart

Derived forms of planisphere

planispheric (ˌplænɪˈsfɛrɪk), adjective

Word Origin for planisphere

C14: from Medieval Latin plānisphaerium, from Latin plānus flat + Greek sphaira globe