celest-
(Latin: heaven, sky)
Celestia displays and interacts with objects ranging in scale from small spacecraft to entire galaxies.
celestial (adjective), more celestial, most celestial
1. Relating to the sky or the heavens: Planets are considered to be celestial bodies.
2. A reference to heaven; divine: Angels are celestial beings.
3. Characteristic of being supremely good; sublime: Mark felt celestial happiness when he got married.
2. A reference to heaven; divine: Angels are celestial beings.
3. Characteristic of being supremely good; sublime: Mark felt celestial happiness when he got married.
A book of charts of the sky: "The early celestial atlases were not intended to be guides for amateur star-gazers, but for the use of working astronomers, as a background on which to determine the changing positions of the moon, planets, and comets."
Movements by means of the observations made of the apparent positions of heavenly bodies.
1. The imaginary orbit around the Earth: The sun, moon, stars, and planets appear to be placed on the celestial sphere.
2. The imaginary shell formed by the sky: The celestial sphere is usually, represented as an infinite circle, the center of which is the observer's position.
2. The imaginary shell formed by the sky: The celestial sphere is usually, represented as an infinite circle, the center of which is the observer's position.
The sky and the planets, suns, and moons that exist there.
celestially (adverb) (not comparable)
A reference to the heavens or the distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.
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