English > heavenly body: 1 sense > noun 1, object| Meaning | natural objects visible in the sky. |
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| Synonym | celestial body |
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| Category of | twinkle, winkle, scintillate | emit or reflect light in a flickering manner |
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| Part of | universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm | Everything that exists anywhere |
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| Narrower | minor planet, planetoid | Any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun |
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| planet, major planet | (astronomy) any of the nine large / large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light |
| planet | Any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star |
| planetesimal | One of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage / stage in the development of the solar system |
| primary | (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it |
| quasar, quasi-stellar radio source | A starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy |
| satellite | Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star |
| star | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior |
| star | Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night |
| Broader | natural object | An object occurring naturally |
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| Spanish | astro, cuerpo celeste |
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| Catalan | astre, cos celeste |
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