5 TermsHome > Terms > English, UK (UE) > celestial sphere
celestial sphere
An imaginary sphere of arbitrarily large radius, concentric with the observer, allowing observers to plot positions of objects in the sky when their distances are unknown or unimportant.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Astronomy
- Category: General astronomy
- Company:
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Industry/Domain: Medical Category: Herbal medicine
worm grass
Known in Tibet as "summer-grass winter-worm," the worm grass is a plant and worm hybrid that lives on mountain slopes more than 4,000 meters ...
Contributor
Edited by
Featured blossaries
Browers Terms By Category
- Aeronautics(5992)
- Air traffic control(1257)
- Airport(1242)
- Aircraft(949)
- Aircraft maintenance(888)
- Powerplant(616)
Aviation(12294) Terms
- General astrology(655)
- Zodiac(168)
- Natal astrology(27)
Astrology(850) Terms
- General accounting(956)
- Auditing(714)
- Tax(314)
- Payroll(302)
- Property(1)
Accounting(2287) Terms
- Cooking(3691)
- Fish, poultry, & meat(288)
- Spices(36)
Culinary arts(4015) Terms
- Hair salons(194)
- Laundry facilities(15)
- Vetinary care(12)
- Death care products(3)
- Gyms(1)
- Portrait photography(1)