planetario

Definitions of planetario
  1. noun
    an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome
  2. noun
    a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling
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    edificazione, edificio, fabbricato, luogo, stabile
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  3. noun
    an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
    synonyms: satellite
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    ingranaggio
    a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
  4. adjective
    of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
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