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celestial sphere

ce·les·tial sphere
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh-les-chuh l sfeer]
    • /səˈlɛs tʃəl sfɪər/
    • /sɪˈles.ti.əl sfɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-les-chuh l sfeer]
    • /səˈlɛs tʃəl sfɪər/

Definitions of celestial sphere words

  • noun celestial sphere an imaginary sphere of infinitely large radius enclosing the universe so that all celestial bodies appear to be projected onto its surface 3
  • noun celestial sphere an imaginary sphere of infinite extent on which all celestial objects appear to lie: the observer is always at its center 3
  • noun celestial sphere the imaginary spherical shell formed by the sky, usually represented as an infinite sphere, the center of which is a given observer's position. 1
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Origin of celestial sphere

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Celestial sphere

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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celestial sphere popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for celestial sphere

noun celestial sphere

  • lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
  • firmament — the vault of heaven; sky.
  • welkin — the sky; the vault of heaven.
  • azure — Azure is used to describe things that are bright blue.
  • vault — the act of vaulting.
All 9 Synonyms of celestial sphere

Antonyms for celestial sphere

noun celestial sphere

  • earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
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