Etymology

eidouranion

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Today it means: A kind of orrery that combined mechanical movement with a method of back projection. Full definition →

Ancient Greek εἶδος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεἶδος“that which is seen”
  2. English todayeidouranion

Neologism based on Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “that which is seen”) + οὐρανός (ouranós, “the firmament”) + -ιον (-ion, parasynthetic compound suffix).

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