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語源

Blend of space +‎ planetarium; by surface analysis, space +‎ -arium.

発音

• IPA: /speɪsˈɛɹiəm/

名詞

Spacearium

1. (rare, dated) A large room designed to display projections of outer space on its interior; a planetarium.
   • 1981, National Air and Space Museum, The National Air and Space Museum‎, page 85:

     The dome of the heavens is overhead; its sparkling skies cover you with breathtaking brilliance. The Albert Einstein Spacearium is a rare vantage point for viewing some of our galaxy with startling Clarity.

   • 1971, Vysot︠s︡kiĭ, Mikhail Zinovʹevich, Wide-screen cinema and stereophonic sound‎, page 85:

     The Spacearium can accommodate 700 people. Its dome-shaped screen is inclined forward slightly to conform with the slope of the auditorium itself.

   • 1968, Smithsonian Institution fiscal year ... justification of estimates of appropriations to the Bureau of the Budget‎, page n66:

     The building will also house a Spacearium. This Spacearium is planned to be a domed audio-visual facility in which dynamic pictorial simulation of the stars as seen from the earth or space can be blended with still and cinematic full dome portrayals of space vehicle launch, rendezvous, planetary landing, and exploration.

   • 1997, Gilbert, James Burkhart, Redeeming culture : American religion in an age of science‎, page 298:

     In this chapter I employ a selective focus on the fair, to explore its presentation of science and religion, and in particular to follow the development of two important exhibits: the Spacearium, featuring a ten-minute film called Journey to the Stars, and the Christian Witness pavilion, with its controversial film Reclaimed.

   • 1977, Thomson, Peggy, Museum people : collectors and keepers at the Smithsonian‎, page 7:

     A space-age planetarium, called a Spacearium, helps visitors to picture space flight, as do many audiovisual shows and mechanical demonstrations, run and monitored from a single small control room in the basement.

   • 1962, Broadcasting‎, page n1218:

     The Boeing Company (you've heard of them) is building a wild spacearium that will simulate a ride through the solar system.

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