Thesaurus:astronomy
English
editNoun
editSense: the study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere
editSynonyms
editMeronyms
editHolonyms
editVarious
editKey concepts and classes studied by astronomy - heavy bodies
- celestial body [⇒ thesaurus]
- star [⇒ thesaurus]
- planet [⇒ thesaurus]
- moon [⇒ thesaurus]
- asteroid
- comet
- black hole
- constellation [⇒ thesaurus]
- galaxy [⇒ thesaurus]
Key concepts and classes studied by astronomy - non-bodies
- aberration
- astronomical unit
- eclipse
- meridian
- occultation
- orbit
- parallax
- perihelion
- spectrum
- right ascension
- zenith
Artifacts that serve astronomy: buildings, devices and instruments
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “astronomy” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “astronomy” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.