heavenly body
English Thesaurus
1. natural objects visible in the sky (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | natural object, |
| definition | : | an object occurring naturally; not made by man (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | minor planet, planetoid, |
| definition | : | any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | major planet, planet, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | planet, |
| definition | : | any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | planetesimal, |
| definition | : | one of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | primary, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | quasar, quasi-stellar radio source, |
| definition | : | a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | satellite, |
| definition | : | any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | star, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | star, |
| definition | : | any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night (noun.object) |
| domain member category | : | scintillate, twinkle, winkle, |
| definition | : | emit or reflect light in a flickering manner (verb.weather) |
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