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Alternative spelling of celestial sphere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surface
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Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
قُبَّة سَمَاوِيَّةٍ
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Aramaic:
ܓܝܓܠܐ
(gigglā)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Armenian:
երկնոլորտ
(erknolort)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Basque:
zeru-esfera
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Belarusian:
нябесная сфера
(njabjesnaja sfjera)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Bengali:
খ-গোলক
(kho-gōlok)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Bulgarian:
небесна сфера
(nebesna sfera)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Catalan:
esfera celeste
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Chinese Mandarin:
天球
(tiānqiú)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Czech:
nebeská sféra
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Danish:
himmelkugle
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Dutch:
hemelbol
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Esperanto:
ĉielosfero
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Estonian:
taevasfäär
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Finnish:
taivaanpallo
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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French:
sphère céleste
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Galician:
esfera celeste
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Georgian:
ცის სფერო
(cis spero)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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German:
Himmelskugel
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Greek:
ουράνια σφαίρα
(ouránia sfaíra)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Hebrew:
כיפת השמים
(kipet ha-shemayim)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Hindi:
खगोलीय गोला
(khagolīya golā)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Hungarian:
éggömb
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Ido:
cielala sfero
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Indonesian:
bola langit
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Irish:
sféar neamhaí
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Italian:
sfera celeste
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Japanese:
天球
(tenkyū)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Kannada:
ಖಗೋಳ
(khagōḷa)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Kazakh:
аспан меридианы
(aspan meridiany)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Korean:
천구
(cheon'gu)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Latvian:
debess sfēra
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Lithuanian:
dangaus sfera
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Luxembourgish:
Himmelskugel
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Macedonian:
небесна сфера
(nebesna sfera)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Malay:
sfera cakerawala
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Malayalam:
ഖഗോളം
(khagōḷaṁ)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Norwegian Bokmål:
himmelhvelving
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
himmelkvelvinga
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Persian:
کره سپهری
(koreye-sepehri)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Persian:
گوی سپهری
(guye-sepehri)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Polish:
sfera niebieska
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Portuguese:
esfera celeste
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Romanian:
sferă cerească
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Russian:
небе́сная сфе́ра
(nebésnaja sféra)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Serbo-Croatian:
небеска сфера
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Serbo-Croatian:
nebeska sfera
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Slovak:
nebeská sféra
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Slovene:
nebesna krogla
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Spanish:
esfera celeste
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Swedish:
himmelssfär
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Swedish:
himlavalv
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Tamil:
வானக்கோளம்
(vāṉakkōḷam)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Thai:
ทรงกลมฟ้า
(song-glom-fáa)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Turkish:
gökküre
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Ukrainian:
небесна сфера
(nebesna sfera)
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
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Vietnamese:
thiên cầu
— abstract sphere of infinite radius
