Astronomy | n. [ OE. astronomie, F. astronomie, L. astronomia, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; astronomer; 'asth`r star + &unr_; to distribute, regulate. See Star, and Nomad. ] 1. Astrology. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck; And yet methinks I have astronomy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the causes of their various phenomena. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A treatise on, or text-book of, the science. [ 1913 Webster ] Physical astronomy. See under Physical. [ 1913 Webster ]
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Gastronomy | n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. gastronomie. ] The art or science of good eating; epicurism; the art of good cheer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
X-ray astronomy | . The branch of astronomy dealing with the study of astronomical objects which emit X-rays, and the methods used to detect such objects. [ PJC ] |
新星 | [xīn xīng, ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄥ, 新 星] nova (astronomy) #15,027 [Add to Longdo] |
天文 | [tiān wén, ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ, 天 文] astronomy #15,253 [Add to Longdo] |
黑洞 | [hēi dòng, ㄏㄟ ㄉㄨㄥˋ, 黑 洞] (astronomy) black hole #17,743 [Add to Longdo] |
极光 | [jí guāng, ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄤ, 极 光 / 極 光] aurora (astronomy) #28,729 [Add to Longdo] |
天文学 | [tiān wén xué, ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ, 天 文 学 / 天 文 學] astronomy #30,186 [Add to Longdo] |
星宿 | [xīng xiù, ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄡˋ, 星 宿] constellation (arch., now 星座); one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology; motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology) #46,000 [Add to Longdo] |
射电 | [shè diàn, ㄕㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ, 射 电 / 射 電] radio wave (astronomy) #61,413 [Add to Longdo] |
启明星 | [qǐ míng xīng, ㄑㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ, 启 明 星 / 啟 明 星] (astronomy) Venus #74,350 [Add to Longdo] |
长庚 | [cháng gēng, ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄥ, 长 庚 / 長 庚] (ancient) (astronomy) Venus (only in the evening) #74,399 [Add to Longdo] |
黄道十二宫 | [huáng dào shí èr gōng, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄍㄨㄥ, 黄 道 十 二 宫 / 黃 道 十 二 宮] the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely Aries 白羊, Taurus 金牛, Gemeni 雙子|双子, Cancer 巨蟹, Leo 狮子, Virgo 室女, Libra 天秤, Scorpio 天蝎, Sagittarius 人馬|人马, Capricorn 摩羯, Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶, Pisces 雙魚|双鱼 #137,126 [Add to Longdo] |
浑天说 | [hún tiān shuō, ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄨㄛ, 浑 天 说 / 渾 天 說] geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy #179,025 [Add to Longdo] |
司天台 | [sī tiān tái, ㄙ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄞˊ, 司 天 台 / 司 天 臺] Observatory or Bureau of Astronomy (official title) from the Tang dynasty onwards #263,913 [Add to Longdo] |
恒星年 | [héng xīng nián, ㄏㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ, 恒 星 年 / 恆 星 年] the sidereal year (astronomy); the year defined in terms of the fixed stars #548,185 [Add to Longdo] |
十二宫 | [shí èr gōng, ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄍㄨㄥ, 十 二 宫 / 十 二 宮] the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely Aries 白羊, Taurus 金牛, Gemeni 雙子|双子, Cancer 巨蟹, Leo 狮子, Virgo 室女, Libra 天秤, Scorpio 天蝎, Sagittarius 人馬|人马, Capricorn 摩羯, Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶, Pisces 雙魚|双鱼 [Add to Longdo] |
十二时辰 | [shí èr shí chen, ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄔㄣ˙, 十 二 时 辰 / 十 二 時 辰] twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian time-keeping and astronomy [Add to Longdo] |
参宿 | [shēn xiù, ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄡˋ, 参 宿 / 參 宿] the constellation Shen or Orion in traditional Chinese astronomy [Add to Longdo] |
圆轨道 | [yuán guǐ dào, ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ, 圆 轨 道 / 圓 軌 道] circular orbit (in astronomy and in astronautics) [Add to Longdo] |
红移 | [hóng yí, ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧˊ, 红 移 / 紅 移] red shift (astronomy) [Add to Longdo] |
罗睺 | [luó hóu, ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄡˊ, 罗 睺] common variant of 羅睺|罗喉, the intersection of the Moon's orbit with the ecliptic in Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit rahu) [Add to Longdo] |
羅喉 | [luó hóu, ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄡˊ, 羅 喉] common variant of 羅睺|罗喉, the intersection of the Moon's orbit with the ecliptic in Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit rahu) [Add to Longdo] |
罗喉 | [luó hóu, ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄡˊ, 罗 喉 / 羅 睺] the intersection of the Moon's orbit with the ecliptic in Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit rahu) [Add to Longdo] |
计都 | [jì dū, ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨ, 计 都 / 計 都] concept from Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit Ketu), the opposite point to Rahu 羅睺|罗喉; imaginary star presaging disaster [Add to Longdo] |
转浑天仪 | [zhuàn hún tiān yí, ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧˊ, 转 浑 天 仪 / 轉 渾 天 儀] armillary sphere (astronomy) [Add to Longdo] |
天文 | [てんもん, tenmon] (n) astronomy; (P) #3,563 [Add to Longdo] |
宿 | [やど, yado] (n, ctr) (1) lodging; (n) (2) (See 宿場) relay station; post town; (3) (See 二十八宿) constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy) #3,630 [Add to Longdo] |
天文学 | [てんもんがく, tenmongaku] (n) astronomy; (P) #4,089 [Add to Longdo] |
すだれコリメーター | [sudare korime-ta-] (n) modulation collimator (astronomy) [Add to Longdo] |
アストロノミー;アストゥラノミィ | [asutoronomi-; asutouranomii] (n) astronomy [Add to Longdo] |
ガストロノミー | [gasutoronomi-] (n) gastronomy [Add to Longdo] |
ニュートリノ天文学 | [ニュートリノてんもんがく, nyu-torino tenmongaku] (n) neutrino astronomy [Add to Longdo] |
レーダー天文学 | [レーダーてんもんがく, re-da-tenmongaku] (n) radar astronomy [Add to Longdo] |
位置天文学 | [いちてんもんがく, ichitenmongaku] (n) position astronomy [Add to Longdo] |
一周期 | [いっしゅうき, isshuuki] (n) period (in astronomy) [Add to Longdo] |
金属量 | [きんぞくりょう, kinzokuryou] (n) metallicity (astronomy); metal abundance [Add to Longdo] |
降着 | [こうちゃく, kouchaku] (n, vs) (1) landing; touchdown; splashdown; (2) demotion (horse racing); (3) accretion (astronomy) [Add to Longdo] |
循行 | [じゅんこう, junkou] (n, vs) (1) (See 巡行) patrolling; (2) acting in accordance with one's orders; (3) (See 順行・2) direct motion (astronomy); prograde motion [Add to Longdo] |
真近点離角 | [しんきんてんりかく, shinkintenrikaku] (n) true anomaly (astronomy) [Add to Longdo] |
星学 | [せいがく, seigaku] (n) (obs) (See 天文学) astronomy [Add to Longdo] |
天文博士 | [てんもんはかせ, tenmonhakase] (n) (arch) (ritsuryo system) teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc. [Add to Longdo] |
電波天文学 | [でんぱてんもんがく, denpatenmongaku] (n) radio astronomy [Add to Longdo] |
電波天文台 | [でんぱてんもんだい, denpatenmondai] (n) radio astronomy observatory [Add to Longdo] |
二十八宿 | [にじゅうはっしゅく, nijuuhasshuku] (n) twenty-eight mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions) [Add to Longdo] |
分子ガストロノミー | [ぶんしガストロノミー, bunshi gasutoronomi-] (n) molecular gastronomy [Add to Longdo] |
霊台 | [れいだい, reidai] (n) (1) (arch) observatory for astronomy, cloud-watching, etc.; (2) (abbr) (arch) (See 霊台郎, 天文博士) astronomical expert; (3) (arch) place where the soul is located [Add to Longdo] |
暦注 | [れきちゅう, rekichuu] (n) various information recorded in the almanac (as regards astronomy, astrology, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |