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ALL meanings of primum mobile

pri·mum mo·bi·le
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  • noun primum mobile (in Ptolemaic astronomy) the outermost of the 10 concentric spheres of the universe, making a complete revolution every 24 hours and causing all the others to do likewise. 1
  • abbreviation PRIMUM MOBILE prime mover. 1
  • noun primum mobile in the Ptolemaic system, the tenth and outermost concentric sphere, revolving from east to west around the earth and causing all celestial bodies to revolve with it 0
  • noun primum mobile a prime mover 0
  • noun primum mobile the outermost empty sphere in the Ptolemaic system that was thought to revolve around the earth from east to west in 24 hours carrying with it the inner spheres of the planets, sun, moon, and fixed stars 0
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