heavenly+body

  • 131zenith distance — noun or zenith angle : the angular distance of a celestial object from the zenith measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between the object and the zenith : the complement of the altitude * * * Astron. the angular distance from the… …

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  • 132plan´et|like´ — plan|et «PLAN iht», noun. 1. a) also major planet, a large, round body in the solar system that moves around the sun in an elliptical path. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) defines a planet as an object that orbits the sun, is round,… …

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