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Definition: Armillary |
ArmillaryAdjective1. Of or relating to bracelets. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Armillary \Ar"mil*la*ry\, adjective. [from Late Latin expression armillarius, from the Latin expression armilla arm ring, bracelet, from armus arm: compare to the French expression armillaire. See Arm, noun.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Measurement | Astrolabe, armillary sphere. |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Crowned Greek astronomer Ptolemy and his Renaissance translator Regiomontanus, seated beneath an armillary sphere and surrounded by decorated border. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Expression using "armillary": Armillary sphere. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
armillary | 40 |
armillary sphere | 22 |
armillary sundial | 8 |
armillary garden sphere | 3 |
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"Armillary" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amilcar, Amilcare, Armilla, armilliary, artillary, mammillary. (additional references) | |
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| Words rhyming with "armillary" (pronounced 'Ar"mil*la*ry'): Abbreviatory, Abditory, Abjuratory, Ablutionary, Absolutory, Absolvatory, Acceleratory, Acclamatory, Accusatory, Accustomary, Acetary, Acetimetry, Acidimetry, Acoumetry, Actino-chemistry, Actinometry, Actuary, Additionary, Additory, Adhortatory, Adiaphory, Adjuratory, Adjutory, Admaxillary, Adminiculary, Admissory, Admonitory, Adry, Adstrictory, Adulatory, Advisory, Advocatory, Aerometry, Affirmatory, Alary, Alchemistry, Alcoholometry, Alcoometry, Aldermanry, Aleatory, Aleberry, Alimentary, Alkalimetry, Allegory, Alleviatory, Allodiary, Allusory, Almonry, Almry, Altimetry. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-i-l-l-m-r-r-y" | |
-2 letters: armilla. | |
-4 letters: alarm, alary, aliya, allay, array, laari, lamia, llama, maill, malar, maria, marly, marry, rally, riyal. | |
-5 letters: airy, alar, ally, alma, amia, amir, amyl, aria, aril, army, aryl, illy, lair, lama, lari, liar, lily, lima, limy, lira, maar, mail, mair, mall, marl, maya, mill, miry, raia, rail, rami, raya, rial, rill, rimy. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-i-l-l-m-r-r-y" | |
+1 letter: armorially. | |
+3 letters: artilleryman, intramurally, premaritally, premaxillary. | |
+4 letters: intradermally, irreclaimably, scalariformly. | |
+5 letters: barometrically, parametrically. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 72 6D 69 6C 6C 61 72 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .-. -- .. .-.. .-.. .- .-. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110010 01101101 01101001 01101100 01101100 01100001 01110010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A r m i l l a r y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0072 006D 0069 006C 006C 0061 0072 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)358479757878678491 |
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