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planetarium

/ˌplænɪˈteəriəm/noun

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तारामंडल, नक्षत्रशाला

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Asked in previous papers

as one-word substitution

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nounplanetariums or planetaria
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    a building with a curved roof that shows images of the stars and planets and how they move

    तारामंडल, नक्षत्रशाला

    • The children visited the Nehru Planetarium.
    • We watched a film about the solar system at the planetarium.
    • Our school trip to the planetarium in Pune was the highlight of the term.
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    • The planetarium shows how the planets move around the sun.
    • Radhika sat under the dome of the planetarium and watched the stars appear.
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plan·e·tar·i·um

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked often: a building that shows images of the night sky on a dome is a planetarium; a building from which real stars are observed an observatory; a place where fish are kept an aquarium; birds an aviary; animals a zoo.

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: गुंबद पर रात के आकाश के चित्र दिखाने वाली इमारत planetarium; वास्तविक तारे देखने की इमारत observatory; मछलियाँ रखने की जगह aquarium; पक्षियों की aviary; जानवरों की zoo।

General knowledge

The Birla Planetarium in Kolkata is one of the largest in Asia.

कोलकाता का बिड़ला तारामंडल एशिया के सबसे बड़े में से एक है।