(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with r…
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(astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting
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(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the righ…
Used in the same subject area: Geometry, Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to…
Used in the same subject area: Geometry, Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics.(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
Used in the same subject area: Geometry, Mathematics, Physics.(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
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with r…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with r…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "‘extragalactic…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the righ…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Astrophysics.(astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from…
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Of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods or principles of astronomy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astronomy, plane, body, orbiting.the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astronomy, plane, body, orbiting.A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astronomy, plane, body, orbiting.(physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astronomy, plane, body, orbiting.(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astronomy, plane, body, orbiting.(astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astronomy, plane, body, orbiting.Shortened or reduced; -- said of the distance of a planet from the sun or earth, as measured in the plane of the ecliptic, or the dist…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astronomy, plane, body, orbiting.A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the same plan…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astronomy, plane, body, orbiting.An instrument for taking the declination or angle which a plane makes with the horizontal plane.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astronomy, plane, body, orbiting.(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astronomy, plane, body, orbiting.A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertica…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astronomy, plane, body, orbiting.(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: astronomy, plane, body, orbiting.
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