The Collaborative International Dictionary
Armillary \Ar"mil*la*ry\, a. [LL. armillarius, fr. L. armilla arm ring, bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. F. armillaire. See Arm, n.] Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles.
Armillary sphere, an ancient astronomical machine composed
of an assemblage of rings, all circles of the same sphere,
designed to represent the positions of the important
circles of the celestial sphere.
--Nichol.
Wiktionary
a. Resembling a bracelet or armilla; consisting of rings or circles.
WordNet
adj. of or relating to bracelets
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "armillary".
Between the armillary sphere and the synthesis telescope, what we have here is a gigantic microminiaturized clock-radio.
Myriad was in the maternity ward at the top of the armillary sphere, many hours overdue.
All was quiet until he reached a transparent bridge leading to one of the upper sectors of the armillary sphere.
He spent all afternoon in the solarium near the top of the armillary sphere.
He pressed a button and listened as a small male head, calling itself Simeon Goldfloss, announced the existence of a shortcut to the amphitheater in the armillary sphere.
I was here a personage came by and said he wants to receive you in his apartments at the top of the armillary sphere.
Toiled both on their compound discriminant scheme Dividing the light on the half-shadowed shore Induction, experiment,, rapturous dream That night we slept no more That night we slept no more Shadow of a figure Projected on a plane Two is one, the one that was Different and the same Kyzyl escorted the boy to the top of the armillary sphere.
First there was something he was determined to get rid of, namely the large green pill that Orang Mohole had forced him to accept in his apartments on top of the armillary sphere.
He perfected the science of latitude and longitude, determined the value of pi, revolutionized the armillary sphere, and constructed kites that could carry men through the air for long distances.
An armillary sphere appeared before her, its bands glowing red and gold.
The picted tour ended with a gold-and-silver armillary sphere whirling before them.
The president and presiding minister Dris Sandys came in last and took their seats behind the armillary sphere of testimony.
Then a glinting metal framework rose into view, an armillary sphere the size of a small moon.
Among the papers he saw some spyglasses lying, a handsome copper noc-turlabe that cast tawny glints as if it were itself a source of light, an armillary sphere fastened to the surface of the table, more papers covered with calculations, and a parchment with circular drawings in red and black, which he recognized—.
The perfect curves of die armillary sphere indicated where reinforcement girders were to be installed, where the central superlaser would be aligned.