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Armillary is an English word with synonyms like jewelry or jewellery. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Armillary in a sentence

Armillary meaning

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

Synonyms of Armillary

jewelry jewellery

Related words

Other words often associated with Armillary or its synonyms:

adornment

Using Armillary

  • The main meaning on this page is: Resembling a bracelet or armilla; consisting of rings or circles.
  • Useful related words include: jewelry, jewellery.
  • In the example corpus, armillary often appears in combinations such as: armillary sphere, an armillary.

Context around Armillary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

last 1×

Often after:

sphere 4× constructed 1× spheres 1×

Sentence patterns with Armillary

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an armillary constructed on 1× in his armillary sphere he 1× of an armillary sphere is 1× rotating an armillary sphere by 1× s last armillary spheres which 1× this armillary sphere was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an armillary constructed 1× richer also revealed 1× richer wrote about 1× the use of 1× this armillary sphere 1× this invention is 1×

Common sentence endings:

and copper wires 1× by clepsydra water 1× earth centered theory 1× from the earth 1× his colleague constantine 1×

Words around Armillary

Just before it in the word index:

armijo 11 armigerous 2 armiger 6 armies 942 armie 29 armidale 59

Just after it in the word index:

armin 28 arminden 2 armine 3 arming 184 arminia 2 arminian 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Armillary

  • In this selection, "armillary" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, last, sphere, constructed and spheres stand out and add context to how "armillary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an armillary constructed on and in his armillary sphere he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "armillary" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with armillary

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This armillary sphere was also described by Gerbert in a letter to his colleague Constantine. (15 words)

An armillary constructed on the basis of his hypotheses bears a remarkable similarity to Ptolemy's earth-centered theory. (19 words)

The use of an armillary sphere is recorded from the 4th century BC and a sphere permanently mounted in equatorial axis from 52 BC. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Richer wrote about another of Gerbert's last armillary spheres, which had sighting tubes fixed on the axis of the hollow sphere that could observe the constellations, the forms of which he hung on iron and copper wires. (38 words)

This invention is described and attributed to Zhang in quotations by Hsu Chen and Li Shan, referencing his book Lou Shui Chuan Hun Thien I Chieh (Apparatus for Rotating an Armillary Sphere by Clepsydra Water). (35 words)

Richer also revealed how Gerbert made the planets more easily observable in his armillary sphere: He succeeded equally in showing the paths of the planets when they come near or withdraw from the earth. (34 words)

Example sentences (6)

An armillary constructed on the basis of his hypotheses bears a remarkable similarity to Ptolemy's earth-centered theory.

Richer also revealed how Gerbert made the planets more easily observable in his armillary sphere: He succeeded equally in showing the paths of the planets when they come near or withdraw from the earth.

Richer wrote about another of Gerbert's last armillary spheres, which had sighting tubes fixed on the axis of the hollow sphere that could observe the constellations, the forms of which he hung on iron and copper wires.

The use of an armillary sphere is recorded from the 4th century BC and a sphere permanently mounted in equatorial axis from 52 BC.

This armillary sphere was also described by Gerbert in a letter to his colleague Constantine.

This invention is described and attributed to Zhang in quotations by Hsu Chen and Li Shan, referencing his book Lou Shui Chuan Hun Thien I Chieh (Apparatus for Rotating an Armillary Sphere by Clepsydra Water).

Common combinations with armillary

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "armillary" in a sentence?
An example: "An armillary constructed on the basis of his hypotheses bears a remarkable similarity to Ptolemy's earth-centered theory." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "armillary" from authentic English texts.
What does "armillary" mean?
Armillary means: Resembling a bracelet or armilla; consisting of rings or circles.
What are synonyms of "armillary"?
Common synonyms of "armillary" include: jewelry, jewellery.
How many example sentences with "armillary" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "armillary", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.