celestial globe

noun

1. globe3

celestial globe

noun

1. a spherical model of the celestial sphere showing the relative positions of stars, constellations, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of celestial globe¹

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

Or perhaps a dense display of 50 terrestrial and celestial globes from the 16th to the 20th centuries at Daniel Crouch Rare Books.

From New York Times

The rock sits on the south side of the nave at the heart of a stained glass design covering three lancet windows, depicting a vast cosmos of colorful swirls and dark celestial globes.

From Washington Post

He was the first person in Greece to make a sundial, a map of the known world and a celestial globe that showed the patterns of the constellations.

From Literature

Her left hand sits on a celestial globe, probably a cue to her reverence for Newton's theory of universal gravitation.

From Scientific American

It can display the surface of the moon, the churning azure cloudscapes of Neptune or the celestial globe — the night sky.

From New York Times