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celestial bodyany natural object visible in the sky, such as stars, planets, moons, comets, and asteroids

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: any natural object visible in the sky, such as stars, planets, moons, comets, and asteroids

Pronunciation (IPA): /səˈlestʃəl ˈbɑdi/

Korean meaning: 별, 행성, 달, 혜성, 소행성 등 하늘에서 보이는 자연적인 천체

Korean pronunciation: 설**레**스쳘 **바**디

Example Sentences

  • The dating app for aliens must be struggling since they keep confusing celestial bodies with potential matches.
  • Scientists discovered a new celestial body that appears to be made entirely of chocolate, but sadly it's 50 light-years away.
  • The Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of countless celestial bodies throughout the universe.

celestial body

NOUN

//səˈlestʃəl ˈbɑdi//

any natural object visible in the sky, such as stars, planets, moons, comets, and asteroids

celestial body concept
💡 Concept

any natural object visible in the sky, such as stars, planets, moons, comets, and asteroids

celestial body rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Imperial power fades before celestial bodies and terrestrial boundaries

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/səˈlestʃəl ˈbɑdi/
🇬🇧 UK/səˈlestɪəl ˈbɒdi/

🌳Etymology

Rootcelestial

Origin

라틴어에서 유래된 단어로, 'celestial'은 하늘을 뜻하는 'caelestis'에서, 'body'는 물체를 뜻하는 고대 영어 'bodig'에서 왔습니다. 고대 로마인들이 하늘의 신비로운 물체들을 관찰하며 만든 표현이 현대까지 이어진 것입니다.

🎵Rhyme

terrestrialmaterialimperial
terrestrial
material
imperial

🔗Collocations

observe celestial bodies
distant celestial body
celestial body movement
massive celestial body
track celestial bodies

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The dating app for aliens must be struggling since they keep confusing celestial bodies with potential matches.

😄 Fun example

Scientists discovered a new celestial body that appears to be made entirely of chocolate, but sadly it's 50 light-years away.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of countless celestial bodies throughout the universe.

Ancient civilizations used the positions of celestial bodies to navigate across oceans and deserts.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

heavenly bodyastronomical objectcosmic bodystellar object

Antonyms

terrestrial objectearthly matter

Related

astronomyconstellationorbitgalaxyuniversetelescopeplanetarium

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