sublunary sphere

noun

In geocentric cosmologies, that region of the cosmos from the centre of the Earth to the moon, believed to comprise the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) and to be subject to generation and corruption.

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Meanings

nounsublunary sphere (plural sublunary spheres)

plural sublunary spheres

  1. astronomyIn geocentric cosmologies, that region of the cosmos from the centre of the Earth to the moon, believed to comprise the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) and to be subject to generation and corruption.
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