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21stargazing — Synonyms and related words: Walter Mitty, absence of mind, absent, absentminded, absentmindedness, absorbed, absorption, abstracted, abstractedness, abstraction, aspect, astrodiagnosis, astrogeology, astrognosy, astrography, astrolithology,… …
22ουρανολογία — η πραγματεία σχετικά με τον ουρανό, δηλ. περιγραφή τών αστερισμών, τών ουράνιων σωμάτων και γενικά τών ουράνιων φαινομένων. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. uranology (< ουρανο * + λογία*). Η λ. μαρτυρείται από το 1799 στον Α. Γαζή] …
23astronomy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cosmology, cosmogony. See universe. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stargazing, astrochemistry, astrophysics, earth space science, selenology, astrophotography, astrophotometry, uranology, uranography,… …
24World — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:World >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 world world creation nature universe Sgm: N 1 earth earth globe wide world Sgm: N 1 cosmos cosmos Sgm: N 1 kosmos kosmos …
25Sciences and Studies — This list defines 633 sciences, arts and studies of various degrees of respectability and rarity, ranging from the common and esteemed (chemistry) to the obscure and quirky (peristerophily). Over the past century, the range and scope of… …
26astronomy — [n] study of the stars and planets other than Earth astrochemistry, astrography, astrolithology, astrometry, astrophysics, selenology, sky watching, stargazing, uranology; concept 349 …
27uranography — n. description or mapping of heaven(s). ♦ uranolatry, n. worship of heavenly bodies. ♦ uranology, n. treatise on or study of heavens. ♦ uranometry, n. chart or measurement of heavenly bodies. ♦ uranoscopy, n. star watching …
28absolute magnitude — noun (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth • Topics: ↑astronomy, ↑uranology • Hypernyms: ↑magnitude * * * ˌabsolute ˈmagnitude 7 [absolute magnitude …
29alignment — noun 1. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑alliance, ↑coalition, ↑alinement • Ant: ↑nonalignment • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
30apoapsis — noun (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited • Syn: ↑point of apoapsis • Ant: ↑point of periapsis (for: ↑point of apoapsis), ↑periapsis …
