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CELESTIAL POINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("celestial point" is a kind of...):
point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "celestial point"):
apex; apex of the sun's way; solar apex (the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars)
antapex (the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from)
apoapsis; point of apoapsis ((astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited)
node ((astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane)
equinoctial point; equinox ((astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic)
culmination ((astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon)
nadir (the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected)
periapsis; point of periapsis ((astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited)
celestial pole; pole (one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere)
zenith (the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected)
exaltation (the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence)
Holonyms ("celestial point" is a part of...):
celestial sphere; empyrean; firmament; heavens; sphere; vault of heaven; welkin (the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected)
