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Milky Way collapse: the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky

galaxy collapse: a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people); (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

equinox collapse: either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length

vernal equinox collapse: (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces; March 21

great circle collapse: a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center

ecliptic collapse: the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator; "all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"

spiral collapse: flying downward in a helical path with a large radius; ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center; a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center; form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"

trajectory collapse: the path followed by an object moving through space

zodiac collapse: (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs; a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes

saucer collapse: a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table

rondelle collapse

areola collapse: small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite; small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing

sphincter collapse: a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening

charmed circle collapse

perigee collapse: periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

discus collapse: a disk used in throwing competitions; an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible

equator collapse: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"; a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

go around in circles collapse

aureole collapse: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

loge collapse: balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine

dress circle collapse

inner circle collapse

dimension collapse: the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height); one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space; shape or form to required dimensions; indicate the dimensions on; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart"

halo collapse: a circle of light around the sun or moon

coterie collapse

circumnavigate collapse: travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"

longitude collapse: the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

apogee collapse: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

lasso collapse: a long noosed rope used to catch animals; Belgian composer (1532-1594); catch with a lasso; "rope cows"

perpendicular collapse: an extremely steep face; a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting; a straight line at right angles to another line; extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"; intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"

diadem collapse

disk collapse: a flat circular plate; something with a round shape like a flat circular plate

balcony collapse: a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet; an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

circumference collapse: the size of something as given by the distance around it; the length of the closed curve of a circle; the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe"

peanut gallery collapse: (figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance); "he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery"

quadrant collapse: a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies; the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle; any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes; a quarter of the circumference of a circle; a quarter of the circumference of a circle

sextant collapse: a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant; a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees

orbit collapse: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"; the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

parquet collapse: seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle; a floor made of parquetry

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