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| firmament | (เฟอร์'มะเมินทฺ) n. หลังคาสวรรค์, ท้องฟ้า |
| | | นภดล | (n) sky, See also: firmament, atmosphere, Syn. พื้นฟ้า, ท้องฟ้า, นภา, Notes: (สันสกฤต) | นภมณฑล | (n) sky, See also: firmament, atmosphere, Syn. ท้องฟ้า, Thai Definition: ส่วนเบื้องบนที่เห็นครอบแผ่นดินอยู่, Notes: (สันสกฤต) | นภา | (n) sky, See also: firmament, atmosphere, Syn. ฟ้า, ท้องฟ้า | นภาลัย | (n) sky, See also: firmament, atmosphere, Syn. ฟากฟ้า, กลางหาว, กลางเวหา, ฟ้า, ท้องฟ้า, Thai Definition: ส่วนเบื้องบนที่เห็นครอบแผ่นดินอยู่, Notes: (บาลี) |
| | firmamental | (adj) relating to the firmament or upper regions |
| Firmament | n. [ L. firmamentum, fr. firmare to make firm: cf. F. firmament. See Firm, v. & a. ] 1. Fixed foundation; established basis. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Custom is the . . . firmament of the law. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The region of the air; the sky or heavens. [ 1913 Webster ] And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. Gen. i. 6. [ 1913 Webster ] And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament. Gen. i. 14. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ In Scripture, the word denotes an expanse, a wide extent; the great arch or expanse over out heads, in which are placed the atmosphere and the clouds, and in which the stars appear to be placed, and are really seen. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Old Astron.) The orb of the fixed stars; the most remote of the celestial spheres. [ 1913 Webster ] | Firmamental | a. Pertaining to the firmament; celestial; being of the upper regions. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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