cosmosphere

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noun

An apparatus from the 19th century for showing the position of the Earth in relation to the stars, consisting of a hollow glass globe marked with stars and constellations, surrounding a terrestrial globe.

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Meanings

nouncosmosphere (plural cosmospheres)

plural cosmospheres

  1. astronomyAn apparatus from the 19th century for showing the position of the Earth in relation to the stars, consisting of a hollow glass globe marked with stars and constellations, surrounding a terrestrial globe.

Origin

From cosmo- + -sphere.

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APA

cosmosphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmosphere

MLA

“cosmosphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmosphere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cosmosphere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmosphere.

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