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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAVENLY BODY

heavenly body  [ˈhɛvənlɪ ˈbɒdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAVENLY BODY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heavenly body 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 HEAVENLY BODY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

heavenly body

Astronomical object

Astronomical objects or celestial objects are naturally occurring physical entities, associations or structures that current science has demonstrated to exist in the observable universe. The term astronomical object is sometimes used interchangeably with astronomical body. Typically, an astronomical body refers to a single, cohesive structure that is bound together by gravity. Examples include the asteroids, moons, planets and the stars. Astronomical objects are gravitationally bound structures that are associated with a position in space, but may consist of multiple independent astronomical bodies or objects. These objects range from single planets to star clusters, nebulae or entire galaxies. A comet may be described as a body, in reference to the frozen nucleus of ice and dust, or as an object, when describing the nucleus with its diffuse coma and tail. The universe can be viewed as having a hierarchical structure. At the largest scales, the fundamental component of assembly is the galaxy, which are assembled out of dwarf galaxies.

Definition of heavenly body in the English dictionary

The definition of heavenly body in the dictionary is an object found in space such as a planet, star, comet.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEAVENLY BODY


afterbody
ˈɑːftəˌbɒdɪ
antibody
ˈæntɪˌbɒdɪ
anybody
ˈɛnɪˌbɒdɪ
autoantibody
ˌɔːtəʊˈæntɪˌbɒdɪ
blackbody
ˈblækˌbɒdɪ
body
ˈbɒdɪ
busybody
ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪ
coembody
ˌkəʊɪmˈbɒdɪ
disembody
ˌdɪsɪmˈbɒdɪ
dogsbody
ˈdɒɡzˌbɒdɪ
embody
ɪmˈbɒdɪ
everybody
ˈɛvrɪˌbɒdɪ
forebody
ˈfɔːˌbɒdɪ
homebody
ˈhəʊmˌbɒdɪ
nonbody
ˌnɒnˈbɒdɪ
Peabody
ˈpiːˌbɒdɪ
rebody
riːˈbɒdɪ
reembody
ˌriːɪmˈbɒdɪ
underbody
ˈʌndəˌbɒdɪ
unibody
ˈjuːnɪˌbɒdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAVENLY BODY

heave
heave down
heave the log
heave to
heave-ho
heaven
heaven-sent
heavenliness
heavenly
Heavenly Father
heavens
heavenward
heavenwards
heaver
heaves
heavier
heavier-than-air
heavies
heaviest
heavily

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAVENLY BODY

all-metal body
black body
celestial body
ciliary body
fat body
food body
foreign body
fruit body
fruiting body
governing body
grey body
inclusion body
lifting body
nobody
parent body
polar body
review body
ruling body
statutory body
upper body
vitreous body

Synonyms and antonyms of heavenly body in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heavenly body» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAVENLY BODY

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

Translator English - Chinese

天体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuerpo celeste
570 millions of speakers

English

heavenly body
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वर्गीय शरीर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجسم السماوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

небесное тело
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corpo celeste
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বর্গীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

corps céleste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Syurga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gestirn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

天体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

천체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swarga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ thể trên trời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பரலோக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वर्गीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

göksel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corpo celeste
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciało niebieskie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

небесне тіло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

corp ceresc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ουράνιο σώμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hemelse liggaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

himlakropp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

himmellegeme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heavenly body

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVENLY BODY»

The term «heavenly body» is regularly used and occupies the 60.818 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVENLY BODY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heavenly body

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAVENLY BODY»

Discover the use of heavenly body in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heavenly body and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Heavenly Body
Just who does the cute Hazumi 'belong' to?! Forcefully room mated with the hot Ruka and Rei, Hazumi find himself in the middle of a fight over who gets his body!
‎2008
2
Heavenly Body
W. Randolph Galvin. ABOUT THE PLAY After collaborating successfully on a couple of novels about "Sam the City Man," Ralph and Carmen, two young and rather naive authors, sign a contract to write a science-fiction story (a subject about ...
W. Randolph Galvin, 1978
3
Surveying
The prime meridian universally adopted is that of Greenwich. The longitude of any place varies between 0° to 180°, and is reckoned as ¢° east or west of Greenwich. 14. The Altitude (01). The altitude of celestial or heavenly body (i.e., the sun ...
B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain, Arun Kumar Jain, 2005
4
Summa Theologica, Volume 1
Further, if the effect of the heavenly body does not follow of necessity, this is due to some hindering cause. But any corporeal cause, that might possibly hinder the effect of a heavenly body, must of necessity be reducible to some heavenly ...
St Thomas Aquinas, 2013
5
Summa Theologiae: Volume 48, The Incarnate Word: 3a. 1-6
But the kingdom of God exists in Christ above all. Therefore flesh and blood are not in him; instead his body is from heaven. 3. Furthermore, all that is best should be attributed to God. But a heavenly body is the noblest of all bodies.a Therefore  ...
Thomas Aquinas, R. J. Hennessey, 2006
6
Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, ...
The astronomer, owever, considers himself at the centre of the globe, calculates the place of the heavenly body with reference to this imaginary place of observation, and calls the place thus found the true or mean, in contradistinction to the ...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1832
7
Perceiving the World
A plausible referencefixing description for 'Hesperus' is being the first heavenly body visible in the evening from locations near the center, while one for ' Phosphorus' is being the last heavenly body visible in the morning from locations near the ...
Bence Nanay Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology Syracuse University, 2010
8
Isaac Israeli: A Neoplatonic Philosopher of the Early Tenth ...
Plato says : It is united with the heavenly body and by this union it is joined to the bodies and acts in them. He makes a distinction between 'body' {jirrri) and ' heavenly body' (jism), saying: the 'body' belongs to the sensible substances and is ...
Isaac Israeli, 2010
9
The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A. M.
In the day that Adam ate of the tree, he died ; that is, his heavenly spirit, with its heavenly body, were extinguished. To make that heavenly spirit and body to be alive again in man, this is regeneration." (Spirit of Prayer, part i, p. 9.) O no ; this is  ...
John Wesley, John Emory, 1831
10
Vintage Aircraft Nose Art
... Amber B-24 84 Hard To Get B-24 15 Exterminator B-17 33 Forget Me Not Heaven Can Extra Special B-17 »3 II B-17 i5 Wait B-24 133 Fort Alamo II B-17 35 Heavenly Body- B-17 37 Fabulous Fort Worth Gal B-17 35 Heavenly Body Jacket 75 ...
Gary M. Valant Motorbooks International

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAVENLY BODY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heavenly body is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mainers react to new Pluto discoveries - WLBZ
But fans of the popular heavenly body still disagree. "Pluto still has it's own moons, right? And most planet's have their own moons, so Pluto is ... «WLBZ-TV, Jul 15»
2
The little girl who named Pluto - Sydney Morning Herald
Also, the first two letters were the initials of the observatory's founder, Percival Lowell, who had predicted the existence of a new heavenly body ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
Eleven funny tweets about Pluto | Buzzworthy
Sure, we've all fallen in love with the one-time planet with the great big heart. The stunning photos of the heavenly body sent to Earth during the ... «austin360, Jul 15»
4
Incredible map shows just how empty the Solar System actually is …
Starting at the sun, users seemingly scroll endlessly to the right of the screen just to get to the heavenly body. Worth adds little notes and ... «htxt.africa, Jul 15»
5
'The Wonders' Shows That Countryside Tradition Dies Hard in Italy …
Both have graced the festival circuit in recent years: Alice launched her debut feature Heavenly Body in Directors' Fortnight at Cannes in 2011, ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
6
Oh my word Arc, Ark, Arch
... part of a circle, a circular arc; in astronomy, arc refers to part of circle a heavenly body passes through; a swoop, a segment of a circle. «The Hans India, Jul 15»
7
The New High-Definition Telescope: The Advent to Better Space …
Knowing more about what is in the universe entails having accurate visual illustrations of each heavenly body. These pictures are made visible ... «Echo Examiner, Jul 15»
8
Pluto Probe Plays It Safe But What Is NASA Hiding?
For a heavenly body so small it's not even considered a planet anymore, Pluto sure is punching above its weight when it comes to intriguing ... «2paragraphs.com, Jul 15»
9
I'm stuck like glue: why I love magnets and you should too
What does it mean to say that a heavenly body is magnetic? For a solid body like the Earth, the idea is reasonably simple: the Earth's core is a ... «The Conversation US, Jun 15»
10
How magnetism manifests in the universe
What does it mean to say that a heavenly body is magnetic? For a solid body like the Earth, the idea is reasonably simple: the Earth's core is a ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Heavenly body [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/heavenly-body>. Apr 2024 ».
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