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celestial mechanics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The dynamics of celestial bodies subject to mutual gravitational attraction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: astronomy, uranology

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Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: hemelmeganika — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Arabic: ميكانيكا سماوية — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Armenian: երկնային մեխանիկա (erknayin mexanika) — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Asturian: mecánica celeste — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Basque: zeruko mekanika — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Belarusian: нябесная механіка (njabjesnaja mjexanika) — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Bulgarian: небесна механика (nebesna mehanika) — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Catalan: mecànica celeste — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Czech: nebeská mechanika — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Danish: himmelmekanik — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Dutch: hemelmechanica — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Esperanto: ĉiela mekaniko — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Estonian: taevamehaanika — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Finnish: taivaanmekaniikka — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • French: mécanique céleste — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Galician: mecánica celeste — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • German: Himmelsmechanik — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Greek: ουράνια μηχανική (ouránia michanikí) — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Hindi: खगोलीय यांत्रिकी (khagolīya yāntrikī) — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Hungarian: égi mechanika — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Interlingua: mechanica celestial — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Irish: meicnic neamhaí — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Italian: meccanica celeste — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Japanese: 天体力学 — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Kazakh: аспан механикасы (aspan mexanikasy) — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Korean: 천체역학 (cheoncheyeokhak) — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Lithuanian: dangaus mechanika — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Luxembourgish: Himmelsmechanik — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Macedonian: небесна механика (nebesna mehanika) — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Norwegian: himmelmekanikk — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Persian: مکانیک سماوی — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Polish: mechanika nieba — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Portuguese: mecânica celeste — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Romanian: mecanică cerească — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Russian: небе́сная меха́ника (nebésnaja mexánika) — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Serbo-Croatian: nebeska mehanika — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Slovak: nebeská mechanika — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Slovene: nebesna mehanika — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Spanish: mecánica celeste — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Swedish: celest mekanik — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Thai: กลศาสตร์ท้องฟ้า — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Turkish: gök mekaniği — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Ukrainian: небе́сна меха́ніка (nebésna mexánika) — dynamics of celestial bodies
  • Vietnamese: cơ học thiên thể — dynamics of celestial bodies