- heavenly body
- ,heavenly `body noun count MAINLY LITERARYa star, planet, or moon
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
heavenly body — heavenly bodies N COUNT A heavenly body is a planet, star, moon, or other natural object in space … English dictionary
heavenly body — ► NOUN ▪ a planet, star, or other celestial body … English terms dictionary
heavenly body — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms heavenly body : singular heavenly body plural heavenly bodies mainly literary a star, planet, or moon … English dictionary
heavenly body — noun A natural celestial object, visible in the sky, such as a star, planet, natural satellite, asteroid, comet, the Moon or the Sun. Objects flying or moving in the atmosphere are not usually considered as heavenly bodies … Wiktionary
heavenly body — n. celestial body, planet or star or any of the other objects in the sky … English contemporary dictionary
heavenly body — noun a planet, star, or other celestial body … English new terms dictionary
heavenly body — noun natural objects visible in the sky (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑celestial body • Members of this Topic: ↑twinkle, ↑winkle, ↑scintillate • Hypernyms: ↑natural object … Useful english dictionary
heavenly body — noun (C) a star, planet or the moon … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Diurnal motion of a heavenly body — Diurnal Di*ur nal, a. [L. diurnalis, fr. dies day. See {Deity}, and cf. {Journal}.] 1. Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; opposed to {nocturnal}; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Heavenly Body — Infobox Film name = The Heavenly Body image size = caption = director = Alexander Hall producer = Arthur Hornblow, Jr. writer = Jacques Théry (story) Harry Kurnitz Michael Arlen Walter Reisch starring = William Powell Hedy Lamarr James Craig Fay… … Wikipedia