armillary

English

Etymology

Early 1700s, from Latin armilla (“bracelet; armlet; arm ring”), from Latin armus (“shoulder; upper arm”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪləɹi

Adjective

armillary (not comparable)

1. Resembling a bracelet or armilla; consisting of rings or circles.

Derived terms

• armillary sphere

Translations

consisting of rings or circles

• French: armillé (fr)
• Portuguese: armilar (pt)
• Spanish: armilar

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “armillary”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.