celestial sphere
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celestial sphere¹
noun celestial spheres
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The apparent outer limit of space; an abstract sphere of infinite radius which serves as the imaginary backdrop for celestial objects, and of which the visible sky is one hemisphere.
Similar: empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
- One of the nested concentric transparent spheres around the Earth in which celestial bodies such as stars and planets were said to be embedded in ancient and medieval Western cosmology, and whose rotation was said to produce the motion of such bodies.
Celestial Sphere²
proper noun celestial Sphere
- Alternative spelling of celestial sphere
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noun abstract sphere of infinite radius
| Español | esfera celeste |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 천구 cheon'gu |
| 日本語 | 天球 tenkyū |
| 中文 | 天球 tiānqiú |
| हिन्दी | खगोलीय गोला khagolīya golā |
| Português | esfera celeste |
| Français | sphère céleste |
| Deutsch | Himmelskugel |
| Italiano | sfera celeste |
| Ελληνικά | ουράνια σφαίρα ouránia sfaíra |
| Română | sferă cerească |
| Русский | небе́сная сфе́ра nebésnaja sféra |
| Tiếng Việt | thiên cầu |
| العربية | قُبَّة سَمَاوِيَّةٍ |
| עברית | כיפת השמים kipet ha-shemayim |
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