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tellurion

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tɛˈlʊərɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(te lŏŏr′ē on′)

tel•lu•ri•on (te lŏŏr′ē on′),USA pronunciation n.

Astronomyan apparatus for showing the manner in which the diurnal rotation and annual revolution of the earth and the obliquity of its axis produce the alternation of day and night and the changes of the seasons.

Also, tellurian.

Latin tellūr- (stem of tellūs) earth + Greek -ion diminutive suffix
1825–35

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tellurion, tellurian /tɛˈlʊərɪən/ n

an instrument that shows how day and night and the seasons result from the tilt of the earth, its rotation on its axis, and its revolution around the sun

Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin tellūs the earth

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