hún

technical
archaic

Meaning of 浑仪

浑仪 means ancient Chinese armillary sphere; instrument for measuring celestial positions. Pronounced hún yí.

  • ancient Chinese armillary sphere; instrument for measuring celestial positions

Definitions & Examples

Dōng
Hàn
de
Zhāng
Héng
gǎi
jìn
le
hún
 

Zhang Heng of the Eastern Han Dynasty improved the armillary sphere.

guǎn
li
chén
liè
zhe
dài
de
hún
xíng
 

A model of an ancient armillary sphere is on display in the museum.

Tiān
wén
xué
jiā
tōng
guò
hún
guān
xīng
de
zuò
biāo
 

Astronomers used the armillary sphere to observe the coordinates of celestial bodies.

Relations

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