armillaryadj.n.

Brit.

/ɑːˈmɪl(ə)ri/,

/ˈɑːmᵻl(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈɑrməˌlɛri/

Forms: 1600s armillarie, 1600s armyllary, 1600s– armillary.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin armillaris.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin armillaris (1529 (in sphaera armillaris armillary sphere) or earlier) < classical Latin armilla armilla n. + -āris -ary suffix², after Hellenistic Greek κιρκωτός (in κιρκωτὴ σϕαῖρα armillary sphere). Compare French armillaire, adjective (1557 in Middle French in an astronomical context, 1838 in a botanical context).In use as noun short for armillary sphere n.; compare earlier armillar n. and armilla n. 1, and also armil n. 3.

A. adj.

Of or relating to a ring or rings; ring-shaped, circular. Now rare except in armillary sphere n.

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the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > [noun] > angle-measuring

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the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > annular > of or relating to rings

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1625 W. Lisle tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Noe in tr. Part of Du Bartas iv. 154 Ten circles here hath made one ouer others bound, And Armyllary-wise [Fr. en vn globe creusé] hath set-out their aray.

1754 tr. B. S. Albinus Explan. Anat. Fig. Human Skeleton 29 The armillary or round ligament [L. Ligamentum armillare exterius].

1767 J. Ferguson Tables & Tracts (1771) 80 Mr. Mungo Murray..contrived a very useful instrument..which he calls The Armillary Trigonometer.

1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 420/2 An armillary astrolabe, like that which had been used by Hipparchus and Ptolemy.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh viii. 325 Her quadrant and armillary dials.

2005 Early Sci. & Med. 10 484 He performed a variety of tests in a darkened room in front of a mobile candle using armillary and triangular prisms.

B. n.

Astronomy. = armillary sphere n.

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the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > [noun] > angle-measuring > ancient

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1819 Port Folio Mar. 257/2 When compared with the index attached to the armillary, it will actually denote a sidereal year.

1841 D. Brewster Martyrs of Sci. ii. ii. 152 Equatorial armillaries.

1912 Month Apr. 442 It is like rejecting telescope and spectroscope in order to study astronomy by means of the armillaries and quadrants of the ancient Chinese.

2008 J. D. North Cosmos iv. 131 One way of imagining the projection would be to suppose an intensely bright point-source of light to be at one of the poles of the armillary.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	armillary
释义	armillaryadj.n. Brit. /ɑːˈmɪl(ə)ri/, /ˈɑːmᵻl(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈɑrməˌlɛri/ Forms: 1600s armillarie, 1600s armyllary, 1600s– armillary. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin armillaris. Etymology: < post-classical Latin armillaris (1529 (in sphaera armillaris armillary sphere) or earlier) < classical Latin armilla armilla n. + -āris -ary suffix², after Hellenistic Greek κιρκωτός (in κιρκωτὴ σϕαῖρα armillary sphere). Compare French armillaire, adjective (1557 in Middle French in an astronomical context, 1838 in a botanical context).In use as noun short for armillary sphere n.; compare earlier armillar n. and armilla n. 1, and also armil n. 3. A. adj. Of or relating to a ring or rings; ring-shaped, circular. Now rare except in armillary sphere n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > [noun] > angle-measuring armil sphere1556 armillar1603 armillary1625 armillary sphere1625 the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > annular > of or relating to rings armillary1625 armillar1701 1625 W. Lisle tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Noe in tr. Part of Du Bartas iv. 154 Ten circles here hath made one ouer others bound, And Armyllary-wise [Fr. en vn globe creusé] hath set-out their aray. 1754 tr. B. S. Albinus Explan. Anat. Fig. Human Skeleton 29 The armillary or round ligament [L. Ligamentum armillare exterius]. 1767 J. Ferguson Tables & Tracts (1771) 80 Mr. Mungo Murray..contrived a very useful instrument..which he calls The Armillary Trigonometer. 1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 420/2 An armillary astrolabe, like that which had been used by Hipparchus and Ptolemy. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh viii. 325 Her quadrant and armillary dials. 2005 Early Sci. & Med. 10 484 He performed a variety of tests in a darkened room in front of a mobile candle using armillary and triangular prisms. B. n. Astronomy. = armillary sphere n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > [noun] > angle-measuring > ancient armilla1601 armillary1819 armil1837 1819 Port Folio Mar. 257/2 When compared with the index attached to the armillary, it will actually denote a sidereal year. 1841 D. Brewster Martyrs of Sci. ii. ii. 152 Equatorial armillaries. 1912 Month Apr. 442 It is like rejecting telescope and spectroscope in order to study astronomy by means of the armillaries and quadrants of the ancient Chinese. 2008 J. D. North Cosmos iv. 131 One way of imagining the projection would be to suppose an intensely bright point-source of light to be at one of the poles of the armillary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1625
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