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PRONUNCIATION OF CELESTIAL GLOBE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CELESTIAL GLOBE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Celestial globe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CELESTIAL GLOBE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

celestial globe

Globe

A globe is a three-dimensional scale model of Earth or other celestial body such as a planet or moon. While models can be made of objects with arbitrary or irregular shapes, the term globe is used only for models of objects that are approximately spherical. The word "globe" comes from the Latin word globus, meaning round mass or sphere. Some terrestrial globes include relief to show mountains and other features on the Earth's surface. There are also globes, called celestial globes or astronomical globes, which are spherical representations of the celestial sphere, showing the apparent positions of the stars and constellations in the sky.

Definition of celestial globe in the English dictionary

The definition of celestial globe in the dictionary is a spherical model of the celestial sphere showing the relative positions of stars, constellations, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CELESTIAL GLOBE

celerity
celery
celery pine
celesta
celeste
celestial
celestial body
Celestial Empire
celestial equator
celestial guidance
celestial horizon
celestial latitude
celestial longitude
celestial mechanics
celestial navigation
celestial pole
celestial sphere
celestially
celestine
celestite

WORDS THAT END LIKE CELESTIAL GLOBE

conglobe
ear lobe
englobe
frontal lobe
globe
inglobe
lobe
multilobe
occipital lobe
parietal lobe
semiglobe
temporal lobe
the globe

Synonyms and antonyms of celestial globe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «celestial globe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CELESTIAL GLOBE

Find out the translation of celestial globe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of celestial globe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «celestial globe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浑天
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

globo celeste
570 millions of speakers

English

celestial globe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खगोल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العالم السماوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

небесный глобус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

globo celeste
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বর্গীয় পৃথিবী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

globe céleste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dunia angkasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Himmelsglobus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

天球儀
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

천상의 세계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Globe langit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu trời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வானுலகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकाशाचे ग्लोब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Göksel dünya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

globo celeste
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niebiański kula
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

небесний глобус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glob ceresc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ουράνια σφαίρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hemelse wêreld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

himmels klot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

celestial verden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of celestial globe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CELESTIAL GLOBE»

The term «celestial globe» is normally little used and occupies the 127.202 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CELESTIAL GLOBE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «celestial globe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «celestial globe» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about celestial globe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CELESTIAL GLOBE»

Discover the use of celestial globe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to celestial globe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Celestial Globe: The Kronos Chronicles:
Readers will not be disappointed in this adventure-filled novel that includes man-made monsters, the unraveling of a murder mystery, and the hunt for the Celestial Globe, which the prince of Bohemia will do anything to own.
Marie Rutkoski, 2010
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The Magazine of Science, and Schools of Art
But in the case of the celestial globe, the assumption is of a very different kind. We cannot assign either form or dimensions to the heavens ; they are, and ever must be to the human mind, illimitable and immeasurable. Considered, however  ...
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THE MAGAZINE OF SCIENCE
But in the case of the celestial globe, the assumption is of > tut different kind. We cannot assign either form or dimensions to the heavens ; they are, and ever most be to the human mind, illimitable and immeasurable. fconsidered, however, ...
4
Women in Early British and Irish Astronomy: Stars and Satellites
The celestial globe could be used to indicate the position of the Sun in the zodiac at various times of the year. With further instruction, more complicated problems relating to the appearance of the heavens could be solved. “The use of the ...
Mary T. Brück, 2009
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Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography
This updated second edition of 'Star Maps' adds about 40 additional pages, 24 extra illustrations in the text, and 16 new color plates.
Nick Kanas, 2012
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ...
The method also of rectifying the celestial globe is the fame as rectifying the terrestrial. N- B. The fun's place for any day of the year stands directly over that day on the horizon of the celestial globe, as it does on that day. of the terrestrial.
‎1810
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Cross-Cultural Scientific Exchanges in the Eastern ...
The celestial globe's stellar positions, however, were based on the celestial map of Johannes Schöner, printed in the work Opera mathematica (published in 1551 and 1561), which relied on the astronomical tables in Copernicus's De ...
Avner Ben-Zaken, 2010
8
A Key to the Celestial Globe
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Samuel Porter, 2010
9
A Treatise on Cosmospherically Mounted Terrestrial and ...
The common manner of mounting a terrestrial and a celestial globe, limits the use of both to the solving of a few of the most common problems, not mentioning the inconveniences experienced in applying them for explaining some subjects or ...
W. Müller, 1829
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Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, ...
rectifying the celestial globe is the same as rectifying the terrestrial, viz,, elevate the pole according to the latitude of your place, then screw the quadrant of altitude to the zenith, on the brass meridian; bring the sun's place in the ecliptic to the ...
James Ferguson, Sir David Brewster, 1823

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CELESTIAL GLOBE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term celestial globe is used in the context of the following news items.
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British Museum to Send Star Objects to the Gulf
For example, should a silver inlaid celestial globe (1271) from Mosul be in London or Abu Dhabi? The Zayed museum, designed by Foster + ... «AINA, Jun 15»
2
Vintage furniture hobby becomes business
As well as the funiture, we have had quirky things, such as theatre lights, a set of vintage 1950s suitcases, a celestial globe and a vintage dolls ... «Isle of Wight County Press, May 15»
3
Art of Lettering
Another brass celestial globe, belonging to the period of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, also has its maker's name, Mohammad Ibn Illahdad ... «The Indian Express, May 15»
4
Highlights of Christie's 2015 Islamic Art Week London Sales
Highlights include an important astrolabe made in Iran in AH 1117/1705-06 AD (estimate: £150,000-250,000) and a striking celestial globe ... «Artinfo UK, Apr 15»
5
Decoding the stars
The Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II had a table teeming with instruments including a celestial globe, a glass harpsichord and a clock featuring ... «Christie's, Apr 15»
6
Maya Vision Studio shoots documentary in Tong'an for BBC Channel
The water-driven astronomical clock tower is a combination of the armillary sphere, the celestial globe, and the timing device, representing a ... «What's on Xiamen, Mar 15»
7
Game No. 31 recap: Dayton 75, St. Bonaventure 71
Atlas, the god of Greek mythology who carried the celestial globe on his back, comes off as something of a lightweight when compared to ... «Dayton Daily News, Mar 15»
8
Fairy Tail Series 2 Episode #41 Anime Review
The two Fairy Tail groups go on attack mode, trying to destroy the celestial globe and Ophiuchus simultaneously, the only way to stop the mad ... «The Fandom Post, Jan 15»
9
What al-Sisi Didn't say at Al-Azhar University
... also left an intellectual imprint in the heavens as one can readily see when reading the names of the stars on a modern-day celestial globe. «Arutz Sheva, Jan 15»
10
Spin a 3-D Representation of a Beautiful 17th-Century Celestial Globe
The Vault is Slate's history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Celestial globe [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/celestial-globe>. Apr 2024 ».
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