armillary adjective & noun. [ɑ:'mɪlǝri] M17.
[mod. Latin armillaris, from Latin ARMILLA: see -ARY².]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to armillae; armillary sphere, a skeleton celestial globe, consisting of a number of graduated rings or hoops representing the principal celestial circles, which revolves on an axis within a wooden horizon. M17.
b. noun. An armillary sphere. M19.

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