celestial body (noun)
1celestial body — noun natural objects visible in the sky (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑heavenly body • Members of this Topic: ↑twinkle, ↑winkle, ↑scintillate • Hypernyms: ↑natural object …
2celestial body — celestial object UK / US or celestial body UK / US noun [countable] Word forms celestial object : singular celestial object plural celestial objects astronomy something in space, such as a star or planet …
3celestial body — noun A natural object which is located outside of Earths atmosphere, such as the Moon, the Sun, an asteroid, planet, or star. Syn …
4celestial object — or ,celestial body noun count something in space, such as a star or planet …
5body — noun 1 whole physical form of a person/an animal ADJECTIVE ▪ entire, whole ▪ Her whole body trembled. ▪ lower, upper ▪ healthy …
6celestial object — UK / US or celestial body UK / US noun [countable] Word forms celestial object : singular celestial object plural celestial objects astronomy something in space, such as a star or planet …
7celestial object — UK US noun [countable] [singular celestial object plural celestial objects] astronomy something in space, such as a star or planet Thesaurus: planets, stars and other objects in space …
8celestial latitude — noun (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere • Syn: ↑declination, ↑dec • Topics: ↑astronomy …
9celestial object — noun A natural object which is located outside of Earths atmosphere, such as the Moon, the Sun, an asteroid, planet, or star. It is only 100 feet across but it now has the honor of being the solar systems fastest spinnin …
10celestial orbit — noun the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another he plotted the orbit of the moon • Syn: ↑orbit • Derivationally related forms: ↑orbital (for: ↑orbit), ↑orbit ( …
