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celestial globe

noun

  1. globe3


celestial globe

noun

  1. a spherical model of the celestial sphere showing the relative positions of stars, constellations, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of celestial globe1

First recorded in 1755–65
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Example Sentences

Dr. Winckler seems to have been unaware of the elementary fact that a celestial globe necessarily shows its figures "inside out."

In the year 1602 Blaeu issued a terrestrial and a celestial globe, each having a diameter of 23 cm.

The celestial globe, which is the companion of the former, has a similar brass mounting.

The celestial globe follows, in its records, more closely than does the terrestrial, the issue of 1613.

His celestial globe in successive issues seems to have been much altered.

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