firmament

fir·ma·ment  (fûrm-mnt)

n.

The vault or expanse of the heavens; the sky.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin firmmentum, from Latin, support, from firmre, to strengthen; see firm².]

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firma·mental (-mntl) adj.

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firmament

Noun

Literary the sky or the heavens [Late Latin firmamentum]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

firmament - the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected celestial sphere, empyrean, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin, sphere apex of the sun's way, solar apex, apex - the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars celestial point - a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) nadir - the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" zenith - the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes

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firmament

noun sky, skies, heaven, heavens, the blue, vault, welkin (archaic) empyrean (poetic) vault of heaven, rangi N.Z.

Translations

firmament

n firmament [ˈfəːməmənt]

the sky; the heavens The stars shine in the endless firmament. uitspansel; hemel سَماء، القُبَّةُ الزرقاء небесна твърд obloha himmel; himmelhvælving das Firmament στερέωμα firmamento taevalaotus آسمان taivaankansi firmament שָׁמָים आकाश nebeski svod égbolt langit, cakrawala festing, himinhvel firmamento 天空 하늘 dangus debesu jums cakerawala hemel firmament, (himmel)hvelving firmament firmamento firmament небесный свод obloha nebesni svod nebeski svod firmament, himlavalv บริษัท gök(yüzü), gökkubbe 天空，太空 небосхил آسمان بطور گنبد bầu trời 天空，太空