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planetarium

/plænɪˈtɛəɹɪəm/ UK
/plænɪˈtɛːɹi.əm/ UK
/plænɪˈtɛɚiəm/ US
/plænəˈtɛɚiəm/ US
/pleənɪˈteə.ɹiəm/ Boston, US
/plænɪˈtɛɹiəm/ US
/plænəˈtɛɹiəm/ US

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Borrowed from New Latin planētārium. Equivalent to planet + -arium.

noun planetariums · planetaria

A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.
Similar: Spacearium
An orrery.

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noun museum which displays images of space

Español	planetario
한국어	천문관 cheonmun'gwan, 플라네타륨 peullanetaryum
日本語	プラネタリウム puranetariumu, 天象儀 tenshōgi
中文	天象儀 /天象仪 tiānxiàngyí, 天文館 /天文馆 tiānwénguǎn
हिन्दी	ताराघर tārāghar, नक्षत्रशाला nakṣatraśālā
Português	planetário
Français	planétarium
Deutsch	Planetarium
Italiano	planetario
Ελληνικά	πλανητάριο planitário
Română	planetariu
Русский	планета́рий planetárij
Tiếng Việt	cung thiên văn
עברית	פְּלָנֵטַרְיוּם planetáryum, פְּלָנֵטַרְיוֹן planetáryon

noun orrery

Español	planetario

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@misc{planetarium_2026,
  title = {planetarium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/planetarium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}